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Orzinski Bay

Orzinski Bay

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between Elephant and Waterfall Points, extends W inland from Stepovak Bay, near SW end of Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range

History of Orzinski Bay

Local name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on a 1909 chart. A cannery called "Ozernoi," possibly from the Russian adjective meaning "lake, " was established here in 1889, according to Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN).