Information About

Nachalni Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 58' 41.999" N,
152 ° 55' 35" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Port Lions

Part of

Kodiak Island

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Nachalni Island in Detail.

About

between Afognak and Kupreanof Straits, S of Raspberry I., 6 mi. SW of Afognak, Kodiak I.

History

Named "Ostrov Nachalney," i.e. "Beginning Island," in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first; published as such by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Topo Maps

Kodiak D-3 (1947), Kodiak D-3 (1947), Kodiak D-3 (1947), Kodiak D-3 (1949), Kodiak D-3 (1950), Kodiak (1952), Kodiak (1952), Kodiak (1952), Kodiak (1952), Kodiak (1952), Kodiak (1952), Kodiak (1952), Kodiak (1952), Kodiak (1952), Kodiak (1952), Kodiak (1952),

Places Near Nachalni Island

Bars:

Danger Reef, Deranof Rock, Ilkognak Rock, Shag Rocks, Thomas Rock, Village Reefs,

Bays:

Afognak Bay, Back Bay, Back Bay, Barabara Cove, Dry Spruce Bay, Fox Bay, Kizhuyak Bay, Malka Bay, Muskomee Bay, Selief Bay, Settler Cove, Sharatin Bay, Waskanareska Bay, Yukuk Bay,

Capes:

Afognak Point, Bare Point, Bird Point, Chernof Point, Chiachi Point, Dirovati Point, Dolphin Point, Drying Point, Far Point, Gori Point, Graveyard Point, Head Point, Inner Point, Kekur Point, Last Point, Last Timber Point, Leto Point, Lipsett Point, Nachalni Point, Near Point, Nochlega Point, Occident Point, Opasni Point, Orient Point, Ostrovka Point, Otrubistoi Point, Peregrebni Point, Perenosa Point, Pestchani Point, Pokati Point, Posliedni Point, Rivermouth Point, Rolling Point, Settlement Point, Shoal Point, Talnik Point, Three Pillar Point, Tiger Cape, Uzkosti Point, Yuzhni Point,

Channels:

Afognak Strait, The Narrows, Raspberry Strait, The Slough, Whale Passage,

Cities:

Port Lions,

Dams:

Port Lions Dam, Port Wakefield Dam,

Islands:

Arnkil Island, Bare Island, Deranof Island, Dot Island, Dry Spruce Island, Koniuji Island, Little Raspberry Island, Nachalni Island, Whale Island, Winter Island,

Lakes:

Afognak Lake, Lower Malina Lake, Upper Malina Lake,

Locales:

Anadel,

Mountains:

Afognak Mountain, Cloud Peak, Mount Ellison, Godfrey Mountain, Hatchery Peak, Katenai Hill, Kupreanof Mountain, Litnik Mountain, Mount Lowell Wakefield,

Rivers:

Afognak River,

Streams:

Elbow Creek, Hatchery Creek,

Cities:

Afognak, Aleneva, Aleut Village, Port Wakefield,