Information About

Murie Islets

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Murie Islets on The Map

Location

54 ° 54' 23" N,
159 ° 19' 52" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Part of

Shumagin Islands

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Murie Islets in Detail.

About

Group of Islands, the largest of which is 0.5 mi long and 0.3 mi wide, in the Shumagin Islands, just S of the entrance to Simeonof Harbor and 0.5 mi W of Simeonof Island, Aleutian Range.

History

Named for Olaus J. Murie (1889-1963), ecologist and biologist for the U.S. Biological Survey.

Topo Maps

Simeonof Island D-1 (1963), Simeonof Island D-1 (1963), Simeonof Island (1963), Simeonof Island (1963), Simeonof Island (1963),
Places Near Murie Islets
Archipelagos:

Simeonof Island,

Bars:

Shumagin Bank,

Bays:

Northeast Harbor, Northwest Harbor, Sandy Cove, Shoal Bay, Simeonof Harbor, Yukon Harbor,

Capes:

Entrance Point,

Channels:

Koniuji Strait, Twelve Fathom Strait,

Islands:

Atkins Island, Hall Island, Herendeen Island, Little Koniuji Island, Murie Islets, Murre Rocks,