Information About

Aniakchak Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 42' 32.134" N,
157 ° 27' 27.461" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Aniakchak Bay in Detail.

About

Faces ESE from the mouth of Aniakchak River, on theS shore of Alaska Peninsula, 8 mi SW of Cape Kunmik, Alaska Range. 8 miles wide.

History

Shown as "Baie Amah-chack" by Admiral von Krusenstern (1826, map20), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The Russian Hydrography Department shows this native name as "Zal[iv] Aniakshak" in 18476 on Chart 1379; "Aniakchak Bay" appears on an 1890 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) chart.

Topo Maps

Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island C-5 (1963), Sutwik Island C-5 (1963), Sutwik Island (1963), Sutwik Island (1963),
Places Near Aniakchak Bay
Bays:

Amber Bay, Aniakchak Bay,

Capes:

Cape Ayutka, Cape Horn, Cape Kumlik, Elephant Head Point,

Cliffs:

Cape Horn, Cape Kumlik,

Islands:

Eagle Island, Garden Island, Kumlik Island,

Mountains:

The Twins,

Rivers:

Aniakchak River, North Fork Aniakchak River,

Streams:

Black Creek, Main Creek, Mountain Creek, Northeast Creek, Village Creek, West Creek, Wolverine Creek,