Alimuda Bay, Alaska, United States
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Alimuda Bay is a bay located in Aleutians West (CA) county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 53.4355556 latitude and -167.3522222 longitude. Alimuda Bay is at an elevation of 0 ft (0 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Unalaska A-5".
Description
on NW coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands. 1.6 miles wide.
History
Aleut name; reported in 1792 as Zaliv Alimuda or Alimuda Bay, by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). According to R. H. Geoghegan the name comes from the Aleut words alim and uddha meaning old man's bay. Called Srednaya meaning middle by Father Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p. 166); named Middle Bay by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888.
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Bay |
| Latitude: | 53.4355556 |
| Longitude: | -167.3522222 |
| Elevation: | 0 ft / 0 m |
| County: | Aleutians West (CA) |
| USGS Map Name: | Unalaska A-5 |
