Information About

Stolbi Rocks

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 38' 19" N,
170 ° 7' 5.999" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Savoonga

Stolbi Rocks in Detail.

About

Composed of Noonaghak and Tappaghak Rocks in Bering Sea, 1.8 mi N of Singikpo Cape, off the central part of the N coast of Saint Lawrence Island, 3 mi. SE of Cape Myaughee.

History

Descriptive Russian term meaning "illar" (stolb) applied to these rocks "on an old Russian chart" and published in 1908 as a geographic name by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).