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Afognak Island

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Location

58 ° 15' 0" N,
152 ° 30' 0" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Ouzinkie

Elevation

466 ft (142.04 m)

Afognak Island in Detail.

About

N of Kodiak I.; Kodiak I.

History

native name published by Reverend Coxe (1780, p. 289) as "Afagnack." Captain George Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 175) referred to this island in 1794 as that "which the Russians call Fogniak * * *.: was called "Afognack" by Capt Lisianski (1814, p. 186), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and "Ostrov Afognak" or "Afognak Island" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and Captain Tebenkov (1852), map 22), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) (1785, v. 2, p. 404), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), suspected that this feature might be an island, but referred to it as a part of the Alaska Peninsula.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Afognak Island

Bays:

Big Waterfall Bay, Bluefox Bay, Delphin Bay, Discoverer Bay, Duck Bay, Esther Lagoon, Kazakof Bay, Kitoi Bay, Little Waterfall Bay, Marka Bay, Marmot Bay, Mary Anderson Bay, Pauls Bay, Perenosa Bay, Phoenix Bay, Redfox Bay, Selezen Bay,

Capes:

Cape Current, Cape Izhut, Cape Kazakof, Cape Kostromitinof, Delphin Point, Posliedni Point, Selezen Point, Shields Point,

Dams:

Big Kitoi Dam,

Islands:

Afognak Island, Afognak Island, Alexander Island, Bear Island, Delphin Island, Discoverer Island, Hogg Island, Lamb Island, Midarm Island, Parrot Island, Seal Islands, Stripe Rock, Teck Island,

Lakes:

Big Kitoi Lake, Big Kitoi Lake, Hidden Lake, Laura Lake, Little Kitoi Lake, Pauls Lake, Portage Lake,

Mountains:

Duck Mountain, Katenai Hill, Mount Martin, Paramanof Mountain, Red Peak,

Cities:

Duck Village,