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Makushin Point

Makushin Point

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians West (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 413 ft (125.88 m)
About

N shore of Makushin Bay, W coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.

History of Makushin Point

According to Lieutenant Sarichev (1802, v. 2, p. 82), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), this name was pulbished by the Russians as (Mys) Makushinskoy or Cape Makushin. The U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) used the generic Point in 1888.