History of Kashega Bay

Russian name given and published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Zal(iv) Koshiginskoy," or "Koshigin Bay," in honor of Yefim Koshigin who spent the winter at Unalaska in 1763 (Baker, 1906, p. 351). According to R. H. Geoghegan, the name "Kashega" is from the Greenlandic word "qagshigit" meaning "men's clubhouses."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Kashega Bay

Sedanka,

Label Reef,

Alimuda Bay, Buck Bight, Canyon Cove, Kashega Bay, Kismaliuk Bay, Kuliliak Bay, Lion Bight, McIver Bight, Pumicestone Bay, Riding Cove, Skan Bay,

Buttress Point, Eagle Point, Kashega Point, Kof Point, Lance Point, Manning Point, Repetition Point, Sedanka Point, Skan Point, Spray Cape, Tower Point, Trava Point, Wedge Point, Williwaw Point,

Buck Island, Dome Rock, Huddle Rocks, Lion Rock, Nest Rock, Perch Rock,

Mount Kimble,

Kashega Pinnacles,

East Bogoslof Canyon,

Kashega,