Information About

Wooly Head

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 6' 43.999" N,
160 ° 11' 11" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Elevation

433 ft (131.98 m)

Wooly Head in Detail.

About

on W coast of Nagai I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range

History

So named by fishermen prior to 1871 because of the violent gusts of wind called "woolies" experienced there; published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on an 1882 coast chart. This term is considered to be derived from a Patagonian word for a "gust of "wind" or may be descriptive of the "whitefoam formed on the water wind."

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller A-1 (1963), Port Moller A-1 (1963), Port Moller (1988),

Places Near Wooly Head

Archipelagos:

Shumagin Islands,

Bays:

Caton Cove, Eagle Harbor, Falmouth Harbor, The Kitchen, Larsen Bay, Porpoise Harbor, Sanborn Harbor, Shoal Bay, Simeon Bay,

Capes:

Cape Horn, Granite Point,

Channels:

West Nagai Strait,

Cliffs:

East Head, Macks Head, Popof Head, Wooly Head,

Islands:

Andronica Island, Atniliak Island, The Haystacks, John Island, Kagai Island, Kaiasik, Kaniliak, Kauatka, Kulyugayak, Macks Head Island, Nagai Island, Near Island, Popof Island, Sauluktouchikh, Schumachinskaia, Shag Rock, Sitymkan, Tungulik, The Whaleback,

Mountains:

Mount Davidson, Eagle Mountain,

Ridges:

Saddlers Mistake,