Information About

Semisopochnoi Island

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Location

51 ° 57' 5" N,
179 ° 36' 2.999" E

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Part of

Hills

Lakeshore Cone,

Mountains

Ragged Top, Sugarloaf Peak, Threequarter Cone,

Ridges

Semisopochnoi Island in Detail.

About

island, 13 mi. across, northeasternmost of Rat Islands., Aleutian Islands.

History

Descriptive name derived from the Russian words "sem" meaning "seven," and "sopochka," meaning "extinct volcano"--seven volcanoes or seven peaks. Published by Lieutenant G. A. Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "O(strov) Semisoposhnoy". It was published as "O(strov) Semisopochnyy" or "Semisopchnyy Island" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 29), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The island may have been named in 1790 by Lieutenant Sarichev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Topo Maps

Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951), Rat Islands (1951),

Places Near Semisopochnoi Island

Bars:

Sugarloaf Knob,

Bays:

East-northeast Indent, East-southeast Bight, North-northeast Bight, North-northwest Bight, South-southeast Bay, South-southwest Indent, Southwest Indent, West-northwest Bight, West-Southwest Bight,

Capes:

East-southeast Head, East-southeast Point, North-northwest Head, Northeast Point, Petrel Point, Pochnoi Point, South Point, South Tuman Point, South-southeast Point, South-southwest Point, Southeast Point, Tuman Point, West-northwest Point,

Cliffs:

North Head, Southwest Knob, Sugarloaf Head, Tuman Head,

Hills:

Lakeshore Cone,

Islands:

Semisopochnoi Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Anvil Peak, Mount Cerberus, Ragged Top, Sugarloaf Peak, Threequarter Cone,

Ridges:

Streams: