Information About

Yukon Reef

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Location

54 ° 29' 29" N,
162 ° 50' 21.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Yukon Reef in Detail.

About

on NW coast of Sanak I., Aleutian Range

History

Local name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1939 "since the Steamship (SS) Yukon of the Pacific Alaska) Navigation Company was lost there June 23, 1913. The residents of Sanak * * * sometimes refer to Yukon Reef as McLoughlins Rocks * * *." Samuel Applegate, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), reported the name "McLoughlin Rocks" in 1900. See Point Petrof.

Topo Maps

False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1950), False Pass (1950), False Pass B-3 (1989),

Places Near Yukon Reef

Bars:

Hennig Rock, Oneida Rock, Sanak Reefs, Westdahl Rock, Yukon Reef,

Bays:

Dodds Bay, Johnson Bay, Murphys Cove, Pankof Breaker, Pauloff Harbor, Pavlof Harbor, Peterson Bay, Sanak Harbor, Sandy Bay, Unimak Cove,

Capes:

Chicago Point, Point Petrof,

Islands:

Clifford Island, Crowley Rock, Dora Island, Haystack Rock, Long Island, Mary Island, Rabbit Island, Sanak Island, Sisters Island, South Rock, Trinity Islands,

Mountains:

Sanak Peak,

Streams:

Washwoman Creek,

Cities:

Pauloff Harbor, Sanak,