Information About

Spitz Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Spitz Island on The Map

Location

55 ° 47' 13.999" N,
158 ° 53' 17.002" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

433 ft (131.98 m)

Spitz Island in Detail.

About

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

History

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."