Information About

East Head

Quick Facts

Open in The Map East Head on The Map

Location

55 ° 11' 57.998" N,
160 ° 3' 13" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

469 ft (142.95 m)

East Head in Detail.

About

NE entrance point to Sanborn Harbor, on NW coast of Nagai I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range

History

Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1872.

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller A-1 (1963), Port Moller A-1 (1963), Port Moller (1988),
Places Near East Head
Archipelagos:

Shumagin Islands,

Bays:

Caton Cove, Eagle Harbor, East Bight, Falmouth Harbor, The Kitchen, Korovin Bay, Larsen Bay, Mist Harbor, Northeast Bight, Porpoise Harbor, Sanborn Harbor,

Capes:

Cape Devine, Cape Horn, Cape Wedge, Granite Point,

Channels:

Gorman Strait, West Nagai Strait,

Cliffs:

East Head, Macks Head, Wooly Head,

Islands:

Andronica Island, Atniliak Island, The Haystacks, Kagai Island, Kaiasik, Kaniliak, Kauatka, Kulyugayak, Macks Head Island, Porpoise Rocks, Sauluktouchikh, Schumachinskaia, Shag Rock, Sitymkan, Tungulik, The Whaleback,

Mountains:

Mount Davidson, Eagle Mountain,