Information About

Attu Island

Quick Facts

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Location

52 ° 54' 9" N,
172 ° 54' 34" E

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Part of

Near Islands

Length

195360 mi (314401.44 km)

Uses

Attu Island in Detail.

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About

the westernmost of Near Islands, the farthest W of Aleutian Islands. 37 miles long. 344.7 square miles in size.


History

Attu, although possibly seen by one or both of the 1741 expedition ships from a great distance, was officially discovered and called "Saint Theodore" by Captain A. I. Chirikov in the spring of 1742 (Bancroft, 1886, p. 93). The first landing on the island appears to have been in 1745 by a party of promyshlenniki led by Mikhail Nevodchikov. The Aleut name of the island was early transcribed by the Russians as "Ostrov Attu"; spelled "Atakou" by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 502), Royal Navy (RN).

Topo Maps

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Related Places
Fishhook Ridge, Fleishman Ridge, Gilbert Ridge, Hopkins Ridge, McNew Hill, Moore Ridge, North Ridge, Owens Ridge, Pierucci Ridge, Prendergat Ridge, Theodore Ridge, Vieth Ridge,
Places Near Attu Island
Bays:

Abraham Bay, Auburn Cove, Austin Cove, Blonde Cove, Brunette Cove, Earle Cove, East Arm Nevidiskov Bay, Nevidiskov Bay, Steller Cove, Temnac Bay, West Arm Nevidiskov Bay,

Beaches:

Austin Beach, Birch Beach, Center Beach, Elliot Beach, Elliott Beach, Kearney Beach, Smith Beach, Sonom Beach, Temnac Beach,

Capes:

Chuniksak Point, Krasni Point, Sanders Cape, Theodore Point,

Cliffs:

Dischler Escarpment, Northeast Bluff, Red Head,

Streams:

Rocky Point,

Hills:

Bottle Cork Hill, Franklin Hill, Lookout Hill,

Islands:

Attu Island, Savage Island,

Lakes:

Earle Lake, Twin Lakes, Williams Lake, Winter Lake,

Mountains:

Attu Mountain, Black Mountain, Cupps Hill, Faneto Hill, Martinez Mountain, Weston Mountains, Young Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Abraham-Temnac Pass, Austin Pass, Etienne Pass, Kaufman Pass, North Pass, South Pass,

Ridges:

Brannon Ridge, Buchanan Ridge, Discher Escarpment, Fleishman Ridge, Henderson Ridge, Henderson Ridge, Owens Ridge, Theodore Ridge, Vieth Ridge,

Rivers:

Abraham River, Earle River, East Fork Steller River, Little Abraham River, Nevidiskov River, Steller River, Temnac River,

Streams:

Aboud Creek, Addison Creek, Angel Creek, Ballentine Creek, Chuniksak Creek, George Creek, Hardy Creek, Hoelsher Creek, Kaufman Creek, Kent Creek, Lefler Creek, Nevidiskov Creek, Rocky Point Creek,

Valleys:

Abraham Valley, East Steller Valley, Scout Canyon, Temnac Valley, West Steller Valley,