Information About

Korovin Island

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 25' 55.999" N,
160 ° 15' 11.999" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Part of

Shumagin Islands

Elevation

384 ft (117.04 m)

Korovin Island in Detail.

About

On Shumagin Island, Aleutian Range.

History

Name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24) as "O(strov) Korovinskoi" as shown on a Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart as "O(strov) Korovinskiy," pressumably for Ivan Korovin of the ship Sv. Troitzka (Holy Trinity), who explored the Aleutian Islands in 1762. The name means Cow.

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller B-1 (1963), Port Moller (1988),

Places Near Korovin Island

Bays:

Dorenoi Bay, Fox Hole, Grosvold Bay, Korovin Bay, Pirate Cove, Red Cove, San Diego Bay, Simeon Bay, West Cove,

Capes:

Cape Devine, Danger Point, Renshaw Point, Scotland Point,

Channels:

Gorman Strait, Korovin Strait,

Cliffs:

Dark Cliffs, Popof Head,

Islands:

Andronica Island, Guillemot Island, The Haystacks, Henderson Island, High Island, Karpa Island, Korovin Island, Popof Island, Scotland Rock, The Whaleback,

Streams:

Susie Creek,