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Isanotski Strait

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Location

54 ° 49' 45.998" N,
163 ° 22' 50.002" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Isanotski Strait in Detail.

About

between Unimak I. and Alaska Peninsula; Aleutian Islands. 1 mile wide and 5 miles long.

History

Aleut name reported by Captain Lutke, (1836, p. 262), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). as "Issanakh" from the word "isanaq" which, according to R. H. Geohegan, means "tear (split or strait)." Hydrographic Dept. includes Bechevin Bay in the application of the name "Pr(oliv) Isannakhskiy" on Chart 1379 published in 1847.

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 Isanotski Strait

Cities:

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:

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:

Cities:

Ikatan, Morzhovoi,