Alaska Gazetteer
Monashka Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Kodiak Island Borough. The primary coordinates for Monashka Bay places it within the AK 99615 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Monashka Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | 1.2 mi. N of Kodiak, extends SW between Miller and Termination Points, Kodiak I. |
| History: | "Local name reported in 1933 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), derived from the name ""Z(aliv) Makhnashka"" (from Monakhinya), meaning ""Nun Bay,"" published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 23). This feature was called ""Zaliv Chernysheva"" (from Chernichie) meaning ""Sycamore Bay,"" by Murashev in 1839 or 1840. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) called it ""Devils Bay"" in 1881 and later in 1910, ""Sycamore Bay.""" |
| Borough: | Kodiak Island Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.8366661072 |
| Longitude: | -152.395278931 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Monashka Bay: Monashka Bay.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Monashka Bay does not include property ownership information.
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