Information About

Tanginak Island

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 11' 55" N,
165 ° 19' 10.999" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Akutan

Part of

Krenitzin Islands

Tanginak Island in Detail.

About

2.2 mi. E of Akun I., one of Krenitzin Islands., Aleutian Islands.

History

Aleut name recorded by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 26), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "O(strov) Tanginakh." R. H. Geoghegan reports that the name is probably derived from the Aleut word "Tangidak" meaning "islet" or "small island."

Topo Maps

Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1958), Unimak A-4 (1989),

Places Near Tanginak Island

Cities:

Seredka,

Bars:

Fathometer Reef,

Bays:

Akun Bay, Avatanak Bight, Chimney Cove, Cross Bay, Derbin Bay, Kelp Bay, Seredka Bay, Yaagadgusix,

Beaches:

Slukam-tugumaga,

Capes:

Agan, Avatanak Point, Billings Head, Cross Point, Qugaxtaqan,

Channels:

Avatanak Strait, Derbin Strait, Rooto Strait,

Cliffs:

Round Head,

Islands:

Akun Island, Avatanak Island, Basalt Rock, Derbin Island, Poa Island, Rootok Island, Tangik Island, Tanginak Island,

Mountain Passes:

Rootok Strait,