Information About

Chaika Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

51 ° 46' 36.001" N,
176 ° 15' 20.999" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Adak

Chaika Rock in Detail.

About

Inside the S entrance to Little Tanaga Strait, off SE coast of Kagalaska Island, Aleutian Islands. 0.2 mile long.

History

Russian name meaning "gull" given by members of the U. S. Navy Aleutian Island Survey Expedition in 1934 because "It is a nesting place for sea gulls."