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Sagigik Island

Sagigik Island

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  • Aleutians West (CA)
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in Pacific Ocean, 5 mi. S of Amlia I., Andreanof Islands., Aleutian Islands.

History of Sagigik Island

Aleut name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 27), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), possibly from the Aleut "sagik" which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "anything having a sharp edge." The name Sagik was published by Father Veniaminov (1846, dictionary) meaning "point, sharp edge."

Found on the following Topo Maps
Seguam (1951), Seguam (1958), Seguam (1958),