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Cape Kalekta

Cape Kalekta

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians West (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 607 ft (185.01 m)
About

NE coast of Unalaska I., Aleution Islands.

History of Cape Kalekta

Aleut name published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 15), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Kalekhta" or "Cape Kalekhta." Lutke (1836, p. 281) reported that the natives called it "Igognak." It was called "Priest Point" by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888.