53 ° 53' 11" N,
166 ° 55' 52" W
Aleutians West (CA)
5777 ft (1760.83 m)
north-central Unalaska I.; Aleutian Islands.
HistoryRussian name, probably derived from the word "makushka," meaning "the crown (of the head)" or "top," and applied to this feature because it is the highest point on Unalaska Island. This volcano was called "Ognedyshushchaya Gora" meaning "burning mountain" by Sarichev (1826, map 14, dated 1792), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). also called it "Ayyagyh" (1802, v. 2., p. 132). P. 210) wrote "there is a burning mountain here called 'Ayagish.'" These native names are probably derived from the Aleutian word "ayaq" which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, is the name applied to Makushin Volcano on Unalaska I. come from the words "aigay" meaning "greater, larger," and "kigusiq," meaning "volcano." old Aleut legend which told of a great battle that had occurred between the Makushin and Recesnoi, one of the volcanoes on the next island to the west. smokes a little, resting and waiting while the other volcano is quiet, extinguished in the duel."
Anderson Bay, Cannery Bay, Driftwood Bay, Humpback Bay, Makushin Bay, Portage Bay, Samgan Udaa, Volcano Bay,
Beaches:Capes:Anderson Point, Bishop Point, Cannery Point, Cape Starichkof, Cape Wislow, Cathedral Point, Iitaax, Irishmans Hat, Point Kadin, Koriga Point, Makushin Point, Tarasof Point, Point Tebenkof,
Islands:Cathedral Rocks, Peter Island, Priest Rock, Ungluchin, Wislow Island,
Lakes:Mountains:Magusim Aligii, Makushin Volcano, Mount Marshall Reese, Red Cinder Dome,
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