Information About

Popof Head

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Popof Head on The Map

Location

55 ° 14' 40.999" N,
160 ° 20' 10" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

509 ft (155.14 m)

Popof Head in Detail.

About

SE tip of Popof I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range

History

Local name published in 1872, and perhaps named for Vasili and Ivan Popof, traders and fur hunters here in 1762-63.

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller A-2 (1963), Port Moller A-2 (1963), Port Moller A-2 (1963), Port Moller (1988),
Places Near Popof Head
Bars:

Caton Shoal, Popof Reef, Unga Reef,

Bays:

Baralof Bay, Blind Breaker, Delarof Harbor, Falmouth Harbor, Fox Hole, Grosvold Bay, Humboldt Harbor, Korovin Bay, Mud Bay, Pirate Cove, Red Cove, Shoal Bay, Simeon Bay,

Beaches:

Ocean Beach,

Capes:

Cape Devine, Cape Horn, Cross Cape, Danger Point, East Head, Hardscratch Point, Sand Point, Scotland Point, Unga Cape, West Head,

Channels:

Gorman Strait, Korovin Strait, Popof Strait, Unga Strait,

Cliffs:

Dark Cliffs, Popof Head, Wooly Head,

Dams:

New England Fish Company Dam Sand Point, Squaw Harbor Dam,

Hills:

Flagstaff Hill,

Islands:

Arch Rock, Cross Island, Egg Island, Egg Island, Elephant Rock, Halfway Rock, Henderson Island, High Island, Kelly Rock, Korovin Island, Little Egg Island, Popof Island, Range Island, Sealion Rocks,

Cities:

Sand Point, Unga,