Aghiyuk Island, Alaska, United States
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Aghiyuk Island is a island located in Kodiak Island county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 56.18 latitude and -156.7877778 longitude. Aghiyuk Island is at an elevation of 258 ft (846 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Sutwik Island A-3".
Description
northernmost of Semidi Is.; Aleutian Range. 6 miles long.
History
name first published as "I(le) Simidin" by Admiral von Krusenstern (1827, map 20), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and as "Semidin" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, p. 32), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). "Achaiak" is said to be the Aleut word for the cormorant.
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Island |
| Latitude: | 56.18 |
| Longitude: | -156.7877778 |
| Elevation: | 258 ft / 846 m |
| County: | Kodiak Island |
| USGS Map Name: | Sutwik Island A-3 |
