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Stolbi Rocks

Stolbi Rocks

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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 of Stolbi Rocks

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).