Information About

Chankliut Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 8' 31.999" N,
158 ° 7' 18.998" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

440 ft (134.11 m)

Chankliut Island in Detail.

About

in Pacific Ocean 6 mi. S of Castle Cape on Alaska Peninsula; Aleutian Range. 2.9 miles long.

History

native name shown as "O(strov) Chankliut," meaning "Chankliut Island," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379 in 1847 and published as "Chankliut Island" on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 797.

Topo Maps

Chignik A-1 (1963), Chignik A-1 (1963), Chignik A-1 (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963),

Places Near Chankliut Island

Bays:

Castle Bay, Jack Bay, Lake Bay, Lumber Bay, Necessity Cove, Nikolai Cove,

Capes:

Castle Cape, Jack Point, Tuliumnit Point,

Islands:

Chankliut Island,