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Uyak Bay

Uyak Bay

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  • Kodiak Island
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extends SSE off Shelikof Strait, on NW coast of Kodiak Island.

History of Uyak Bay

Native name recorded in 1805 as Bay of Oohiack by Lisianski (1814, map facing p. 169). The name was given as "Zaliv Uyak" or "Uyak Bay" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 9), and ooyak Bay" by Petroff (1881, p. 29) in the 13th Census in 1880.