Information About

Twelve Fathom Strait

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Twelve Fathom Strait on The Map

Location

54 ° 56' 39.998" N,
159 ° 20' 37" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Twelve Fathom Strait in Detail.

About

between Simeonof and Little Koniuji Is., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range

History

Named by fishermen for its depth; surveyed in 1872 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Simeonof Island D-2 (1963), Simeonof Island (1963), Simeonof Island (1963), Simeonof Island (1963),
Places Near Twelve Fathom Strait
Archipelagos:

Simeonof Island,

Bars:

Shumagin Bank,

Bays:

Flying Eagle Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Northwest Harbor, Sandy Cove, Shoal Bay, Simeonof Harbor, Yukon Harbor,

Capes:

Entrance Point,

Channels:

Koniuji Strait, Twelve Fathom Strait,

Islands:

Atkins Island, Big Koniuji Island, Chernabura Island, Hall Island, Herendeen Island, Little Koniuji Island, Murie Islets, Murre Rocks,