Information About

Bechevin Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bechevin Bay on The Map

Location

52 ° 2' 31.999" N,
175 ° 6' 24.998" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Atka

Bechevin Bay in Detail.

About

on N coast, newar W end of Atka I., extends SW from Bechevin Point, Aleutian Islands. 5 miles long.

History

According to Sauer (1802, chart), named "Betchevinskoi" by Commodore Joseph Billings, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for "Bechevin, who sent the ship Gavril to the Aleutian Islands in 1760. See below.