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Nukshak Island

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Location

58 ° 23' 26.002" N,
153 ° 57' 15.001" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Nukshak Island in Detail.

About

in Shelikof Strait, E of Cape Nukshak, on E coast of Asaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 38 mi. NE of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range

History

Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); probably named after Cape Nukshak.

Topo Maps

Mount Katmai B-1 (1951), Mt. Katmai B-1 (1951), Mount Katmai B-1 (1951), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952),

Places Near Nukshak Island

Cities:

Bars:

Bays:

Devils Cove, Hallo Bay, Swikshak Bay,

Beaches:

Capes:

Cape Chiniak, Cape Gull, Cape Nukshak, Cape Ugyak, Kukak Point,

Channels:

Cannery Passage,

Islands:

Kulichkof Island, Ninagiak Island, Nukshak Island, Tiny Island,

Rivers:

Ninagiak River, Swikshak River,

Streams:

Hallo Creek, Hook Creek,