Information About

Kaguyak

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 52' 8.152" N,
153 ° 47' 43.858" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Akhiok

Elevation

482 ft (146.91 m)

Kaguyak in Detail.

About

at head of Kaguyak Bay, on SE coast of Kodiak I.

History

Native name reported in 1880 as "Kaguiak" by Petroff (10th U.S. Census, p. 31). This village may be "Aleutsk Selen Kaniyagmyut," meaning "Aleut village of Kaniyagmyut;" reported by the Russian American Company in 1849. In 1868 US@C&GS recorded the name "Alsentia".