Information About

Unga Island

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 15' 38.002" N,
160 ° 41' 42" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Part of

Shumagin Islands

Hills

Flagstaff Hill,

Elevation

522 ft (159.11 m)

Unga Island in Detail.

About

largest and most important of Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range. 171 square miles in size.

History

Aleut name reported as "Ounga" in 1827 by Admiral A. J. von Krusenstern, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); in 1840 Veniaminov (v. 1, p. 254), gave the name "O(strov) Unga". Designated a National Natural Landmark in 1968.

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller B-3 (1983), Port Moller B-3 (1983), Port Moller (1988),

Places Near Unga Island

Bars:

Caton Shoal, Popof Reef, Unga Reef, Unga Spit, Weedy Shoals,

Bays:

Acheredin Bay, Baralof Bay, Ben Green Bight, Blind Breaker, Coal Harbor, Delarof Harbor, Humboldt Harbor, Mud Bay, Zachary Bay,

Beaches:

Ocean Beach,

Capes:

Acheredin Point, Point Aliaksin, Bay Point, Cross Cape, East Head, Hardscratch Point, North Head, Pinnacle Point, Quartz Point, Sand Point, Sombrero Point, Swedania Point, Unga Cape, West Head,

Channels:

Popof Strait, Unga Strait,

Cliffs:

White Bluff,

Dams:

New England Fish Company Dam Sand Point, Squaw Harbor Dam,

Hills:

Flagstaff Hill,

Islands:

Arch Rock, Cross Island, Egg Island, Egg Island, Elephant Rock, Gull Island, Little Egg Island, Range Island, Range Islet, Round Island, Sealion Rocks, Unga Island,

Mine:

Apollo Mine,

Mountains:

Apollo Mountain, Bloomer Peak, Red Mountain,

Cities:

Sand Point, Squaw Harbor, Unga,