Information About

Samla logh chuka

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 36' 34.999" N,
169 ° 42' 29.999" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Samla logh chuka in Detail.

About

on bluff line 1.2 mi. W of High Bluffs, on NW coast of Saint George I., in Pribilof Islands.

History

Aleut name reported by Putnam (1903, p. 1015), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as "Samla'logh-chuka" meaning "hollow where eggs are gathered" * * * remarkable depression * * * natives let themselves down with ropes over the edge of this bluff to gather birds' eggs."