Information About

Iniskin Peninsula

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 44' 2" N,
153 ° 12' 25.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Newhalen

Elevation

548 ft (167.03 m)

Iniskin Peninsula in Detail.

About

Extends into the W side of Cook Inlet, on SE coast of Alaska Peninsula between Chinitna Bay on the N and Iniskin Bay on the W, 55 mi W of Homer, Aleutian Range. 15 miles long.

History

Local name derived from Iniskin Bay and published as "Iniskin-Chinitna Peninsula" by Moffit (1927, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), but later shortened by local usage. The name has been in common usage shince about 1900.