Information About

Murre Rocks

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Murre Rocks on The Map

Location

55 ° 5' 38" N,
159 ° 29' 52.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Murre Rocks in Detail.

About

off SE coast of Big Koniuji I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range

History

Amed in July 1874 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "because of the large number of these birds in the vicinity." This probably pertains to the North Pacific Murre (Uria aalge inornata).

Topo Maps

Stepovak Bay (1951), Stepovak Bay A-5 (1963), Stepovak Bay A-5 (1963), Stepovak Bay A-5 (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963),
Places Near Murre Rocks
Bays:

Fairweather Bay, Flying Eagle Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Northwest Harbor, Sandy Cove, Shoal Bay, Simeonof Harbor, Yukon Harbor,

Capes:

Cape Thompson, Entrance Point, Kuniguigan,

Channels:

Koniuji Strait, Twelve Fathom Strait,

Islands:

Atkins Island, Big Koniuji Island, Castle Rock, Hall Island, Herendeen Island, Little Koniuji Island, Murie Islets, Murre Rocks, Peninsula Island,