Information About

Aghiyuk Island

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Location

56 ° 10' 48" N,
156 ° 47' 16.001" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Chignik

Part of

Semidi Islands

Length

6 mi (9.66 km)

Elevation

846 ft (257.86 m)

Aghiyuk Island in Detail.

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About

northernmost of Semidi Is.; Aleutian Range. 6 miles long.

History

name first published as "I(le) Simidin" by Admiral von Krusenstern (1827, map 20), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and as "Semidin" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, p. 32), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). "Achaiak" is said to be the Aleut word for the cormorant.

Topo Maps

Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island A-3 (1963), Sutwik Island A-3 (1963), Sutwik Island (1963), Sutwik Island (1963),

Places Near Aghiyuk Island

Archipelagos:

Semidi Islands,

Islands:

Aghik Island, Aghiyuk Island, Aliksemit Island, Anowik Island, Chowiet Island, Kateekuk Island, Kiliktagik Island, South Island, Suklik Island,

Parks:

Semidi National Wildlife Refuge,