Information About

Cape Chagak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Chagak on The Map

Location

53 ° 31' 26" N,
168 ° 13' 40.001" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Elevation

246 ft (74.98 m)

Cape Chagak in Detail.

About

on N coast of Umnak I., Aleutian Islands.

History

Aleut name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 25), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Mys Chagakh" and "Mys Chigakh" or "Cape Chagakh" and "Cape Chigakh." These names are probably from the word "cidaq," meaning "young bird," and "cagaq," meaning "trench," according to R. H. Geoghegan. Father Ioann Veniaminov in 1846 translated the Aleut word "chagaq" as "natural hole" or "chasm."

Topo Maps

Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1958),
Places Near Cape Chagak
Areas:

Boiling Pinnacles,

Bays:

Izhiga Cove,

Beaches:

Qigunam-tugumaga,

Capes:

Aguliuk Point, Ashishik Point, Cape Aslik, Cape Chagak, Cape Kigunak, Fox Point, Reindeer Point,

Cliffs:

Weeping Wall,

Craters:

Okmok Caldera,

Mountains:

Jag Peak, Mount Okmok, Tulik Volcano,

Mountain Passes:

Hourglass Pass,

Ridges:

East Arcuate Ridge, North Arcuate Ridge,

Streams:

Colorado Creek, Connecticut Creek, Delaware Creek, Ginger Creek, Nest Creek, New York Creek,

Valleys:

Chagak Canyon, Okmok Canyon,