Information About

Great Sitkin Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Great Sitkin Island on The Map

Location

52 ° 3' 29.002" N,
176 ° 7' 9.998" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Adak

Elevation

3438 ft (1047.9 m)

Great Sitkin Island in Detail.

About

island, 7.5 mi. across, one of Andreanof Islands., Aleutian Islands.

History

Aleut name published by the Russians as "Os(trov) Sitkhin,: (in Sarichev, 1826, map 3). The island was called "Great Net Island" by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) (1880, p. 247).