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Morzhovoi Bay

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Location

55 ° 1' 48" N,
163 ° 3' 33.998" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Morzhovoi Bay in Detail.

About

Located at southwest end of Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range.

History

Transliteration of the Russian name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852 map 24), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Za(liv) Morzhovoi," meaning "walrus bay." Baker (1906, p. 445) reports "Its Aleut name as Adamagan "

Topo Maps

Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1949), Fort Randall (1950), Fort Randall (1950), Cold Bay A-4 (1995),

Places Near Morzhovoi Bay

Bays:

Applegate Cove, Big Lagoon, Littlejohn Lagoon, Middle Lagoon, Morzhovoi Bay, Norma Bay,

Capes:

Boiler Point, Cape Glazenap, Cape Tachilni, Reynolds Head,

Hills:

Kenmore Head,

Islands:

Amagat Island, Cove Island, Egg Island,

Lakes:

Lake Gilbert, Little Lagoon,

Mountains:

Amagat Peak, North Walrus Peak, South Walrus Peak,

Streams:

Lansberg Creek,