Information About

Govorushka Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Govorushka Lake on The Map

Location

56 ° 35' 15" N,
169 ° 37' 14.999" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Length

0.2 mi (0.32 km)

Elevation

420 ft (128.02 m)

Govorushka Lake in Detail.

About

on central St. George I., Pribilof Islands. 0.2 mile long.

History

According to Elliott (1881, p. 173), Goverooskie is Russian for thegulls, "Larus brevirostris, and L. tridactylus." Putnam (1903, p. 1014), lists "Gavarushka" as Russian for the red-legged gull (the lake is) so called from the large number of gulls frequenting it. Putnam (p. 1015) lists the Aleut name as "Korium-anyi," also referring to the gulls.