Information About

Koniuji Island

Quick Facts

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Location

52 ° 13' 19.999" N,
175 ° 7' 54.998" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Atka

Elevation

568 ft (173.13 m)

Koniuji Island in Detail.

About

10 mi. N of Atka Islands., Andranof Islands.; Aleutian Islands.

History

name applied because of the great number of crested auks which the Russians call "Kanoozhki" or "Kanooskie," and which the Aleuts call "Kunuliuk." "Kanigui Island," by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).