Information About

Delarof Islands

Quick Facts

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Location

51 ° 23' 12.998" N,
178 ° 57' 47.002" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Adak

Parent

Aleutian Islands

Islands

Amatignak Island, Gareloi Island, Ilak Island, Kavalga Island, Ogliuga Island, Skagul Island,

Elevation

272 ft (82.91 m)

Delarof Islands in Detail.

About

Group of nine; Gareloi, Skagul, Oglivga, Kavalga, Unalgs, Ilak, Ulak, Tanadak, and Amatignak Islands, W of Andreanof Island, between Amchitka and Tanaga Passes, Aleutian Islands.

History

Commemorative name given by Captain Lutke (1836, p 323), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Delaroff Iles" for the Greek-born administrator Eustrate Ivanovih Delarov, director of the Russian American Company from 1784-1791.

Topo Maps

Gareloi Island (1951), Gareloi Island (1951), Gareloi Island (1951), Gareloi Island (1951), Gareloi Island (1954), Gareloi Island (1954), Gareloi Island (1954), Gareloi Island (1954), Gareloi Island (1954), Gareloi Island (1954),

Places Near Delarof Islands

Archipelagos:

Delarof Islands,

Bays:

Chandris Cove, Hayux, Patton Cove, Pratt Cove, Ulva Cove,

Capes:

Dinkum Point, Hasgox Point, Husanax, Knob Point, Nitrof Point, Qungagix,

Channels:

Ulak Pass,

Islands:

Amatignak Island, Dinkum Rocks, Dome Rock, Kavalga Island, Tanadak Island, Ulak Island, Unalga Island,

Ridges:

Chitka Ridge,