Information About

Jacob Island

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 45' 38.999" N,
159 ° 21' 25.999" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

768 ft (234.09 m)

Jacob Island in Detail.

About

12 mi. E of Stepovak Bay, Aleutian Range. 4.5 miles long.

History

Named by Lieutenant Woronkofski in 1837; published as "O(strov) Sv(yatoy) Iakova," or "St. Jacob Island," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379 (1847). "Jacob Island" was shown in 1888 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 806.

Topo Maps

Stepovak Bay (1951), Stepovak Bay D-5 (1963), Stepovak Bay D-5 (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963),

Places Near Jacob Island

Bays:

Humpback Bay, Ivanof Bay, Kupreanof Harbor,

Capes:

Alexander Point, Coal Point, Fox Cape, Noon Point, Three Star Point,

Islands:

Egg Island, Jacob Island, James Island, Leader Island, Paul Island, Road Island,

Mountains:

Rivers:

Streams:

Valleys:

Cities:

Ivanof Bay, Perryville,