Information About

Izhut Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 11' 30.998" N,
152 ° 15' 14" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Ouzinkie

Length

7 mi (11.27 km)

Width

3 mi (4.83 km)

Izhut Bay in Detail.

Getting There


About

23 mi. NE of Afognak, on SE coast of Afognak I., N of Kodiak I. 4 miles wide.


History

Native name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 23), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Z(aliv) Izhut," or "Izhut Bay." This feature was named Whitsunday Bay by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 404), RN, and "Puerto de Solano," or "Harbor of East Wind," by Don D. A. Galiano (1802, map 2). The Russian American Company applied the name King Cove in 1849. See King Cove.