Information About

Sankin Island

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Location

54 ° 48' 24.001" N,
163 ° 16' 54.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Sankin Island in Detail.

About

in Ikatan Bay, SW end of Aleutian Range

History

Aleut name published by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. in 1847 on Chart 1379 as "O(strov) Sankik" or "Sankik Island." The name was published as Sankin by US@C&GS in 1882 on Chart 806.

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 D-4 (1995),

Places Near Sankin Island

Cities:

Sisaguk,

Bays:

Bechevin Bay, Bora Harbor, Dora Harbor, East Anchor Cove, Hotsprings Bay, Ikatan Bay, Otter Cove, Protassof Bay, Sankin Bay, Traders Cove, West Anchor Cove,

Capes:

Boiler Point, Boulder Point, Cape Aksit, Cape Pankof, Ikatan Peninsula, Ikatan Point, Kabuch Point, Nichols Point, Rocky Point, Traders Head, Whirl Point,

Channels:

Isanotski Strait,

Cities:

False Pass,

Cliffs:

Palisade Cliffs, Stonewall, Traders Head,

Dams:

False Pass Dam,

Islands:

Bird Island, Bird Rock, Isanotski Islands, Island Rock, Prominent Rock, Sankin Island,

Mountains:

Dora Peak, Ikatok Peak, Sentinal Peak, Traders Mountain,

Cities:

Ikatan, Morzhovoi,