Information About

The Whaleback

Quick Facts

Open in The Map The Whaleback on The Map

Location

55 ° 16' 50.002" N,
160 ° 4' 57" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

The Whaleback in Detail.

About

Elevation 0.1 mi. across, between Nagai and Andronica Islands, in Shumagin Islands,

History

Local descriptive name published in 1953 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller B-1 (1963), Port Moller (1988),
Places Near The Whaleback
Archipelagos:

Shumagin Islands,

Bays:

Caton Cove, Eagle Harbor, East Bight, Falmouth Harbor, Grosvold Bay, The Kitchen, Korovin Bay, Larsen Bay, Northeast Bight, Porpoise Harbor, Sanborn Harbor,

Capes:

Cape Devine, Cape Horn, Cape Wedge, Granite Point, Scotland Point,

Channels:

Gorman Strait, West Nagai Strait,

Cliffs:

East Head, Macks Head, Wooly Head,

Islands:

Andronica Island, The Haystacks, Korovin Island, Macks Head Island, Porpoise Rocks, Scotland Rock, Shag Rock, The Whaleback,

Mountains:

Mount Davidson, Eagle Mountain,