Information About

Tanaak Cape

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 15' 32" N,
153 ° 5' 53.002" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Elevation

571 ft (174.04 m)

Tanaak Cape in Detail.

About

21 mi. NW of Afognak, on W coast of Afognak I., N of Kodiak I.

History

Aleut name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1910. Baker (1906, p. 489) says Tanaak is the native name for Cape Paramanof, 4 miles northeast of this point; however, the name probably comes from the word "tanaq" meaning "land" or "place," according to R. H. Geoghegan.

Topo Maps

Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak B-4 (1952), Afognak B-4 (1952), Afognak B-4 (1954),

Places Near Tanaak Cape

Bays:

Malina Bay, Malka Bay, Muskomee Bay, Onion Bay, Paramanof Bay,

Capes:

Black Cape, Cape Nuniliak, Cape Paramanof, Dolphin Point, Steep Cape, Tanaak Cape, Ustia Point,

Channels:

Raspberry Strait,

Dams:

Port Wakefield Dam,

Islands:

Raspberry Island,

Lakes:

Afognak Lake, Lower Malina Lake, Upper Malina Lake,

Mountains:

Afognak Mountain, Cloud Peak, Godfrey Mountain, Mount Lowell Wakefield,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Hatchery Creek, Malina Creek,

Cities:

Aleneva, Port Wakefield,