Information About

Bird Cape

Quick Facts

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Location

51 ° 39' 24.998" N,
178 ° 39' 6.001" E

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Adak

Bird Cape in Detail.

About

on NW coast of Amchitka I., Rat Islands., Aleutian Islands.

History

Translation of an Aleut name "Satanna," meaning "of the birds," recorded by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 324), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); published in 1848 as "M(ys) Ptichiy" (from ptitsa) on Russian Hyrog. Dept. Chart 1400.

Topo Maps

Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951),

Places Near Bird Cape

Bays:

Burr House Cove, Chapel Cove, Midden Cove, Signal Cove,

Capes:

Aleut Point, Bird Cape, Buoy Point, Midden Point, Rim Point,

Channels:

Oglala Pass,

Cliffs:

C. P. Bluff, Square Bluff,

Islands:

Bird Rock, Column Rocks, Windy Island,

Ridges:

Column Ridge,