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Akutan Island

Akutan Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians East
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 846 ft (257.86 m)
About

in Krenitzin Islands., Aleutian Islands. 18 miles long.

History of Akutan Island

Aleut name reported by P. K. Krenitzin and M. Levashev in 1768 (Coxe, 1787, p. 205) and spelled Acootan by Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 425), Royal Navy (RN). This name may be from the Aleut word "hakuta" which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "I made a mistake."