Information About

Shaiak Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Shaiak Island on The Map

Location

58 ° 33' 31" N,
161 ° 39' 56.002" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Platinum

Elevation

33 ft (10.06 m)

Shaiak Island in Detail.

About

0.4 mi. E of mainland, in Bristol Bay, 4.6 mi. S of Slug Mtn. and 22 mi. W of Hagemeister I.

History

Native name published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Os(strov) Morzhevoi (Russian for 'Walrus Island') Shayak." Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), showed "O(strov) Shayak." The Shaiak spelling is due to the transliteration table used by Board on Geographic Names (BGN) in the 1890's.

Topo Maps

Hagemeister Island C-5 (1948), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island C-5 (1952), Hagemeister Island C-5 (1952), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957),
Places Near Shaiak Island
Cities:

Tzahavak,

Bays:

Nanvak Bay, Security Cove,

Capes:

Cape Peirce, Pyrite Point,

Hills:

Dome, Dome Hill,

Islands:

Shaiak Island,

Mountains:

Chagvan Mountain, Slug Mountain, Tokomarik Mountain,

Pillars:

Pinnacle Rock,

Rivers:

North Fork Slug River, Slug River,

Streams:

Camp Creek, Case Creek, Cleare Bower, Clere Bower, Dome Creek, Jean Creek, Nichlson Creek, Sasseen Creek,