Information About

Makhnati Islands

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 38' 8.002" N,
135 ° 0' 41" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Sitka

Makhnati Islands in Detail.

About

near head of Whale Bay, on SW coast of Baranof I.; Alex. Arch.

History

Russian name from "mokhnatyy," meaning "rough" or "rugged," Published in 1850 by the Russian American Company as "Ostrov Makhnatoy."