Information About

Unimak Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Unimak Island on The Map

Location

54 ° 46' 5.999" N,
164 ° 11' 12.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Elevation

1020 ft (310.9 m)

Tributaries

Scotch Cap, Eickelberg Peak, Faris Peak, Ikatok Peak, Lazaref Peak, Pogromni Volcano, Promontory Hill, Roundtop Mountain, Shishaldin Volcano, Westdahl Peak, Isanotski Peaks, Tugamak Range,

Unimak Island in Detail.

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About

island, 67 mi. long and 22 mi. wide, in Fox Islands., Aleutian Islands. 1571.4 square miles in size.


History

Aleut name recorded by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 426), Royal Navy (RN), July 2, 1778; it is called by the people of these parts "Oonemak, * * *." Esteban Jose Martinez called the island "Don Jose de Flores" in 1788; and Lopez de Haro called it "Isla San Gonzalo" on July 16, 1788, probably derived from his Christian name (Wagner, 1937, p. 500).

Topo Maps

Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1958), Unimak D-1 (1989),
Related Places
Isanotski Peaks, Tugamak Range,
Places Near Unimak Island
Bars:

Slime Bank,

Bays:

Unimak Bight, Urilia Bay,

Capes:

Cape Lapin, Cape Rukavitsie,

Hills:

Conical Red Hill,

Islands:

Unimak Island,

Lakes:

Christianson Lagoon, Peterson Lagoon,

Mountains:

Conical Red Hill,