Information About

Tangik Island

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 8' 30.998" N,
165 ° 29' 3.998" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Akutan

Part of

Krenitzin Islands

Tangik Island in Detail.

About

1 mi. SE of Akun I., one of Krenitzin Islands., Aleutian Islands.

History

Aleut name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 26), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "O(strov) Tangik," which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "island." U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) proposed the name "Waverly."

Topo Maps

Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1958), Unimak A-5 (1989),

Places Near Tangik Island

Cities:

Seredka,

Archipelagos:

Krenitzin Islands,

Bars:

Fathometer Reef,

Bays:

Akun Bay, Avatanak Bight, Chimney Cove, Cross Bay, Easy Cove, Green Bight, Helianthus Cove, Little Bay, Lost Harbor, Seredka Bay, Surf Bay, Trident Bay, Yaagadgusix,

Beaches:

Sanagan, Slukam-tugumaga,

Capes:

Agan, Akun Head, Avatanak Point, Billings Head, Cross Point, Jackass Point, Qugaxtaqan, Saamkax, Tanan-kadangin,

Channels:

Akun Strait, Avatanak Strait, Rooto Strait,

Cliffs:

Round Head,

Islands:

Akun Island, Avatanak Island, Basalt Rock, Pinnacle Rock, Poa Island, Race Rocks, Rootok Island, Swirl Rock, Tangik Island, Tanginak Island,

Lakes:

Isxan, Kaasix,

Mountains:

Mount Gilbert,

Mountain Passes:

Rootok Strait,