Information About

Whirl Point

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 49' 17" N,
163 ° 23' 1" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Elevation

279 ft (85.04 m)

Whirl Point in Detail.

About

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

History

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.

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,