Massacre Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Massacre Bay |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Bay |
Description: | On the SE side of Attu Island, Near Island Group, Aleutian Islands. |
History: | "Name given by G. I. Davidov in 1802, presumably referring to the killing of 15 Aleut by Promyshelnniki in 1745. ""Ibiyennaya"" meaning ""massacre harbor"" (Sarichev, 1826, map 13), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). P. Lutke (1836, p. 329) and ""Subienna"" by Grewingk (1849, p. 235)." |
Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 52.8266677856 |
Longitude: | 173.220001221 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Massacre Bay: Massacre Bay.
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Navy Town, AK
(1.9 miles WNW) |
Attu, AK
(7.7 miles N) |