Information About

Chuginadak Island

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Location

52 ° 50' 40.999" N,
169 ° 49' 5.002" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Part of

Islands of Four Mountains

Length

14 mi (22.53 km)

Elevation

2198 ft (669.95 m)

Chuginadak Island in Detail.

About

largest of Islands of Four Mountains; Aleutian Islands. 14 miles long.

History

Aleut name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 25), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). According to R. H. Geoghegan, the Aleut stem "chugi" means "to roast or fry." or "Khagamil Island" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and "O(strov) Kigamilyakh," or "Kigamilyakh Island" by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. (1847, Chart 1379). come from the Aleut "tanam-anguna," meaning "the great land." According to R. H. Geoghegan, this name applies to "one of the islands of the Four Mountains, whence it is fabled the Aleut race sprong."

Topo Maps

Samalga Island (1951), Samalga Island (1951), Samalga Island (1951), Samalga Island (1951), Samalga Island (1958),

Places Near Chuginadak Island

Archipelagos:

Islands of Four Mountains,

Areas:

Chuginadax, Tanax Angunax,

Bays:

Applegate Cove, North Cove, Skiff Cove, South Cove,

Capes:

Candlestick Point, Concord Point, Imgaxsxix,

Channels:

Carlisle Pass, Kagamil Pass, Uliaga Pass,

Islands:

Chuginadak Island, Corwin Rock, Kagamil Island,

Mountains:

Black Peak, Mount Cleveland, Kagamil Volcano,