Information About

Simeonof Island

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Location

54 ° 53' 52.001" N,
159 ° 16' 0.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Parent

Shumagin Islands

Elevation

1184 ft (360.88 m)

Simeonof Island in Detail.

About

The easternmost of Shumagin Islands, Aleutian Range.

History

Called "Simeonoff" in 1872 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); other Russian forms of "Simon" include "Semenovsky," by Captain F. P. Lutke, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and "Semenovskie" by Captain M. D. Tebenkov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and the Russian Hydrographic Dept. Aleut names applied to this island include "Tachkinach," by Lieutenant G. A. Sarichev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and "Taghinak," "Tikhiniak," and "Takh-kiniakh" by Captain Lutke, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Topo Maps

Simeonof Island D-1 (1963), Simeonof Island D-1 (1963), Simeonof Island (1963), Simeonof Island (1963), Simeonof Island (1963),

Places Near Simeonof Island

Archipelagos:

Simeonof Island,

Bars:

Shumagin Bank,

Bays:

Northeast Harbor, Northwest Harbor, Sandy Cove, Shoal Bay, Simeonof Harbor,

Capes:

Entrance Point,

Channels:

Koniuji Strait, Twelve Fathom Strait,

Islands:

Atkins Island, Hall Island, Herendeen Island, Little Koniuji Island, Murie Islets,