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Amukta Pass

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Location

52 ° 27' 31" N,
172 ° 0' 55.001" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Atka

Amukta Pass in Detail.

About

between Andreanof and Fox Is., Aleutian Is.; 43 miles wide.

History

Aleut name derived from Amukta Islands; published in 1847 as "Proliv Amukhtenskiy" meaning "Amukhten Strait", on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379. Known to the whalers as "Seventy-Second Pass" because it is located 172W.

Topo Maps

Seguam (1951), Seguam (1958), Seguam (1958),

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