Information About

Deranof Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 58' 27.001" N,
152 ° 53' 29" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Port Lions

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Deranof Island in Detail.

About

between Afognak and Kupreanof Straits, N of Kodiak I; Aleutain Range. 0.5 mile long.

History

local name reported in 1899 by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition, for Ivan Deranov, who operated a fox farm on the island. Sub-Lt. Mikhail Murashev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and was so published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425. "Dearborn Island" by Lieutenant Commander steamer Albatross. the translation of Murashev's name. the name "Deranof Island."

Places Near Deranof Island
Bars:

Danger Reef, Deranof Rock, Ilkognak Rock, Shag Rocks, Skipwith Reefs, Thomas Rock, Village Reefs,

Bays:

Afognak Bay, Back Bay, Back Bay, Barabara Cove, Dry Spruce Bay, Fox Bay, Kizhuyak Bay, Muskomee Bay, Selief Bay, Settler Cove, Sharatin Bay, Waskanareska Bay, Yukuk Bay,

Capes:

Afognak Point, Bare Point, Bird Point, Chernof Point, Chiachi Point, Dirovati Point, Dolphin Point, Drying Point, Far Point, Gori Point, Graveyard Point, Head Point, Inner Point, Kekur Point, Last Point, Last Timber Point, Leto Point, Lipsett Point, Nachalni Point, Near Point, Nochlega Point, Occident Point, Opasni Point, Orient Point, Ostrovka Point, Otrubistoi Point, Peregrebni Point, Perenosa Point, Pestchani Point, Pokati Point, Posliedni Point, Rivermouth Point, Settlement Point, Shoal Point, Talnik Point, Three Pillar Point, Tiger Cape, Uzkosti Point, Yuzhni Point,

Channels:

Afognak Strait, The Narrows, The Slough, Whale Passage,

Cities:

Port Lions,

Dams:

Port Lions Dam, Port Wakefield Dam,

Islands:

Arnkil Island, Bare Island, Deranof Island, Dot Island, Dry Spruce Island, Hog Island, Koniuji Island, Lamb Island, Little Raspberry Island, Nachalni Island, Treeless Island, Whale Island, Winter Island,

Lakes:

Afognak Lake, Upper Malina Lake,

Mountains:

Afognak Mountain, Cloud Peak, Elbow Mountain, Mount Ellison, Godfrey Mountain, Hatchery Peak, Katenai Hill, Kupreanof Mountain, Litnik Mountain, Mount Lowell Wakefield, Sharatin Mountain,

Rivers:

Afognak River,

Streams:

Elbow Creek, Hatchery Creek,

Cities:

Afognak, Aleneva, Aleut Village, Port Wakefield,