Information About

Unalga Island

Quick Facts

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Location

53 ° 58' 35" N,
166 ° 8' 39.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Elevation

276 ft (84.12 m)

Unalga Island in Detail.

About

one of Fox Islands. Between Akutan and Unalaska Islands., Aleutian Islands.

History

Aleut name reported by Reverend Coxe (1787, p. 209), who took it from the 1768-69 logs of Captain Lieutenant P. K. Krenitzin and Lieutenant M. Levashev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Published as "O(strov) Unalga," or "Unalga Island," by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 14, dated 1792), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); reported as "Oonella Island" by Captain Cook (1778, v. 2, p. 425), RN; as "Ostrov Oonalgi" by Commodore Billings (1792, p. 232), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); and as "Ounalga Isle" by Captain Lutke (1836 p. 288), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Topo Maps

Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska C-1 (1989),

Places Near Unalga Island

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Bays:

Agamgik Bay, Agiisax, Beaver Inlet, Cascade Bight, Chugaagix-udax, Deep Bay, English Bay, Flat Bight, Idilmaagim Naga, Kalekta Bay, Lava Bight, Malga Bay, Reef Bight, Sisek Cove, Strait Bay, Udamat Bay,

Beaches:

Achuugix Tanaxtaqax, Chamax,

Capes:

Agaan Qagangaa, Agamgim Yaga, Brundage Head, Cape Morgan, Cape Sedanka, Chaxsxin Kadaa, Erskine Point, Fishermans Point, Idilmaax, Lava Point, Qawa-chunguxtan, Qigaan-kadaa, Reef Point, Tanaxsiqax,

Channels:

Akutan Pass, Baby Pass, Sedanka Pass, Unalga Pass,

Cliffs:

Islands:

The Signals, Eagle Rock, Egg Island, Inner Signal, Ixsaxsxin, Old Man Rocks, Outer, Outer Signal, Qusiixtax, Qyanan, Sedanka Island, Tan-gaagamax, Tan-gan, Triplet Rocks, Unalga Island,

Mountains:

Akutan Peak, Flat Top Peak, Lofty Mountain,

Cities: