Information About

Poa Island

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 7' 37.999" N,
165 ° 29' 58.999" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Akutan

Part of

Krenitzin Islands

Elevation

223 ft (67.97 m)

Poa Island in Detail.

About

1 mi. SE of Akun I., Krenitzin Islands., Aleutian Islands.

History

Named in 1888 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) for a genus of grasses. Captain Tebnenkov (1852, map 26), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), called it O(strov) Tumannoi, meaning Foggy Island.

Topo Maps

Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1958), Unimak A-5 (1989),

Places Near Poa Island

Cities:

Seredka,

Archipelagos:

Krenitzin Islands,

Bars:

Fathometer Reef,

Bays:

Akun Bay, Chimney Cove, Cross Bay, Easy Cove, Green Bight, Helianthus Cove, Inqim-qala, Little Bay, Lost Harbor, Seredka Bay, Surf Bay, Trident Bay, Yaagadgusix,

Beaches:

Sanagan, Slukam-tugumaga,

Capes:

Agan, Akun Head, Avatanak Point, Billings Head, Cross Point, Jackass Point, Qugaxtaqan, Saamkax, Tanan-kadangin,

Channels:

Akun Strait, Avatanak Strait, Rooto Strait,

Cliffs:

Round Head,

Islands:

Akun Island, Avatanak Island, Basalt Rock, Pinnacle Rock, Poa Island, Race Rocks, Rootok Island, Swirl Rock, Tangik Island, Tanginak Island,

Lakes:

Isxan, Kaasix,

Mountains:

Mount Gilbert,

Mountain Passes:

Rootok Strait,