Information About

Spitz Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City:

Chignik

Elevation:

433 ft (131.98 m)

About

1 mi. S of Mitrofania I., 32 mi. E of Stepovak Bay, Aleutian Range

History of Spitz Island

Named by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24) in 1849 from the Russian word "Spitsa," which is derived from the German "LC Spitze," meaning "a pointed stick."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Stepovak Bay (1951), Stepovak Bay D-3 (1963), Stepovak Bay D-3 (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963),

Places Near Spitz Island

Cities:

Mitrofania,

Archipelagos:

Chiachi Islands,

Bays:

Anchor Bay, Chiachi Bay, Fish Ranch Bay, Fishrack Bay, Mitrofania Bay, Mitrofania Harbor, Sosbee Bay,

Beaches:

Long Beach,

Capes:

Coal Cape, Stirni Point,

Islands:

Brother Islands, Mitrofania Island, Pinnacle Rock, Pinusuk Island, Spitz Island,

Mountains:

Red Bluff Mountain,

Rivers:

Kametolook River,

Streams:

Red Bluff Creek,