Information About

Poperechnoi Island

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 4' 54.998" N,
161 ° 34' 19.999" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Part of

Pavlof Islands

Elevation

955 ft (291.08 m)

Poperechnoi Island in Detail.

About

3 mi. E of Dolgoi I., one of Pavlof Is., Aleutian Range

History

Named Poperechnoi, meaning crosswise, on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379 (1847); the island is also shown on an 1890 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) chart. The Aleut name is Kuiagdak.

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller A-5 (1963), Port Moller A-5 (1963), Port Moller (1988),

Places Near Poperechnoi Island

Archipelagos:

Pavlof Islands,

Bays:

Dolgoi Harbor,

Capes:

Dolgoi Cape, Southwest Point,

Islands:

Dolgoi Island, East Rock, Hunter Island, Hunter Island Breakers, John Rock, John Rock, Midway Rock, Olga Rock, The Pinnacle, Poperechnoi Island, South Rocks, Ukolnoi Island, Ukolnoi Rocks, Wosnesenski Island,