Information About

Peterson Island

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 20' 15" N,
162 ° 37' 0.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Part of

Sanak Islands

Peterson Island in Detail.

About

one of Sanak Is., Aleutian Range

History

Name reported by Ferdinand Westdahl, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), commander of the Coast Survey steamer McArthur, who made surveys in this area in 1901.

Topo Maps

False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1950), False Pass (1950), False Pass B-2 (1989),

Places Near Peterson Island

Archipelagos:

Sanak Islands,

Bars:

Eagle Rock, Fairway Reef, Sanak Reefs,

Bays:

Caton Harbor, Dodds Bay, Finneys Bay, Johnson Bay, Murphys Cove, Northeast Harbor, Pauloff Harbor, Pavlof Harbor, Peterson Bay, Salmon Bay, Sanak Harbor, Sandy Bay, Unimak Cove,

Capes:

Chicago Point, Enton Point, Northeast Point, Point Petrof, Whale Point,

Channels:

Lida Anchorage, Southeast Pass,

Islands:

Caton Island, Clifford Island, Crowley Rock, Dora Island, Elma Island, Finneys Island, Gunboat Island, Hague Rock, Haystack Rock, Inikla Island, Lida Island, Long Island, Mary Island, Peterson Island, Princess Rock, Sanak Island, Seal Rock, Sisters Island, South Rock, Telemitz Island, Umla Island, Wanda Island,

Mountains:

Sanak Peak,

Streams:

Washwoman Creek,

Cities:

Pauloff Harbor, Sanak,