Information About

Stepovak Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Stepovak Bay on The Map

Location

55 ° 43' 0.001" N,
159 ° 49' 59.999" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Stepovak Bay in Detail.

About

on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range

History

Named "Stepovakho," or "Stepof's Bay," by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1888, possibly for Stepanof, a Russian American Company captain who cruised in the Shumagin Island prior to 1835. Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24) called it "Zal (iv) Zakharova" or "Zachary Bay."

Topo Maps

Stepovak Bay (1951), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963),
Places Near Stepovak Bay
Bars:

Gull Rocks,

Bays:

Boulder Bay, Clark Bay, Fox Bay, Grub Gulch, Island Bay, Ramsey Bay, Stepovak Bay,

Capes:

Bluff Point, Cub Point, Dent Point, Dome Point, Waterfall Point,

Cliffs:

Rock Wall,

Flats:

Stepanof Flats,

Islands:

Karpa Island, Pad Island,

Mountains:

Lookout Hill, Red Hill,

Rivers:

Big River,

Streams:

Osterback Creek,