Information About

Fathometer Reef

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 16' 27.001" N,
165 ° 17' 21.998" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Akutan

Fathometer Reef in Detail.

About

8 mi. E of Billings Head, Akun I., Aleutian Islands.

History

Named in 1937 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), because it was discovered by the use of the fathometer, an instrument used for measuring water depth.