Information About

Ugamak Island

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 12' 43.999" N,
164 ° 49' 14.999" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Akutan

Part of

Krenitzin Islands

Elevation

568 ft (173.13 m)

Ugamak Island in Detail.

About

36 mi. E of Akutan, easternmost of Krenitzin Islands., Fox Islands., Aleutian Islands.

History

Aleut name transcribed by Father Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p. 202) as "O(strov) Ugamak," which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, may mean "ceremony island."

Topo Maps

Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1958), Unimak A-3 (1989),

Places Near Ugamak Island

Bays:

Tigalda Bay, Ugamak Bay, Welcome Bay,

Capes:

Agaagilag-ukux, Angaakix, Qatunaaglux, Seal Cape, Unimguukux,

Channels:

Ugamak Strait, Unimak Pass,

Hills:

Scotch Cap,

Islands:

Aiktak Island, Botinski Island, Caribou Islands, Kaligagan Island, Pinnacle Rock, Round Island, Ugamak Island,

Rivers:

Big River,

Streams:

Cap Creek, Iron Bridge Creek, Mishap Creek,