Information About

Whirl Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Aleutians East

Nearest City:

False Pass

Elevation:

279 ft (85.04 m)

About

E coast of Unimak I., in Isanotski Strait; Aleutian Islands.

History of Whirl Point

name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1926 Coast Pilot (p. 216). It was so named because the tidal currents swirl violently about it.

Found on the following Topo Maps

False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1950), False Pass (1950), False Pass D-5 (1995),

Places Near Whirl Point

Cities:

Sisaguk,

Bars:

Lazaref Reef,

Bays:

Bechevin Bay, Bora Harbor, Dora Harbor, Hotsprings Bay, Ikatan Bay, Otter Cove, Protassof Bay, Saint Catherine Cove, Sankin Bay, Traders Cove, West Anchor Cove,

Capes:

Boulder Point, Cape Aksit, Cape Lazaref, Chunak Point, Ikatan Peninsula, Ikatan Point, Kabuch Point, Nichols Point, Rocky Point, Traders Head, Whirl Point,

Channels:

Isanotski Strait,

Cities:

False Pass,

Cliffs:

Palisade Cliffs, Stonewall, Traders Head,

Dams:

False Pass Dam,

Islands:

Bird Island, Bird Rock, Isanotski Islands, Island Rock, Prominent Rock, Sankin Island,

Mountains:

Dora Peak, Ikatok Peak, Lazaref Peak, Roundtop Mountain, Sentinal Peak, Traders Mountain,

Rivers:

Lazaref River,

Cities:

Ikatan, Morzhovoi,