Information About

Tanadak Island

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Location

51 ° 21' 15.001" N,
179 ° 0' 58" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Adak

Tanadak Island in Detail.

About

1.5 mi. W of Ulak I., Delarof Islands., Aleutian Islands.

History

Aleut name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 28), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "O(strov) Tanadak", or "Tanadak Island." The Aleut name may mean "crab place" or according to R. H. Geoghegan, the name means "eternal ground" or "burial place" and comes from the Aleut "tanadakuq", which means "he goes to his eternal ground, he dies."

Topo Maps

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Places Near Tanadak Island

Archipelagos:

Delarof Islands,

Bays:

Chandris Cove, Patton Cove, Pratt Cove, Ulva Cove,

Capes:

Dinkum Point, Hasgox Point, Knob Point, Nitrof Point, Qungagix,

Channels:

Ulak Pass,

Islands:

Amatignak Island, Dinkum Rocks, Dome Rock, Kavalga Island, Tanadak Island, Ulak Island,

Lakes:

Quonset Lake,