Information About

Saint Makarius Point

Quick Facts

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Location

51 ° 21' 41" N,
179 ° 13' 5.002" E

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Adak

Saint Makarius Point in Detail.

About

In the Aleutian Islands, on the S coast of Amchitka Island, 1 mi S of Makarius Bay and 1.4 mi NW of Grampus Point.

History

Named by personnel of the USS Oglala in 1935, in the belief that Amchitka Island was the island Vitus Bering saw and named Saint Makarius in 1741.