Information About

Tigalda Island

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 5' 48.001" N,
165 ° 3' 27" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Akutan

Part of

Krenitzin Islands

Elevation

197 ft (60.05 m)

Tigalda Island in Detail.

About

23 mi. E of Akutan, in Krenitzin Islands., Aleutian Islands.

History

Aleut name published by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 291); called "Kagalga" by Captain Lieutenant Krenitzin and Lieutenant Levashev in 1768 (Coxe, 1787, map p. 205).

Topo Maps

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

Places Near Tigalda Island

Cities:

Tigalda,

Bays:

Avatanak Bight, Derbin Bay, Kelp Bay, Tigalda Bay, Welcome Bay,

Capes:

Agaagilag-ukux, Angaakix, Qatunaaglux, Unimguukux,

Channels:

Derbin Strait, Ugamak Strait,

Islands:

Botinski Island, Derbin Island, Kaligagan Island, Tigalda Island,