Information About

Kawanera

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 35' 49.999" N,
169 ° 29' 4.999" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Elevation

177 ft (53.95 m)

Kawanera in Detail.

About

projecting from shore line, at middle of Great East Rookery, on NE coast of Saint George I., in Pribilof Islands.

History

An Aleut name listed as "Ka'wa-nar'a" by Putnam (1903, p. 1015), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), meaning "'sea lions' bidarra or boat." Putnam says it is a "prominent high ledge projecting from shore line to about middle of East Rookery (Great Eastern Rookery), occupied by numerous sea lions."