Alaska Gazetteer
Unimak Island is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Unimak Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | island, 67 mi. long and 22 mi. wide, in Fox Islands., Aleutian Islands. 1571.4 square miles in size. |
| History: | "Aleut name recorded by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 426), Royal Navy (RN), July 2, 1778; it is called by the people of these parts ""Oonemak, * * *."" Esteban Jose Martinez called the island ""Don Jose de Flores"" in 1788; and Lopez de Haro called it ""Isla San Gonzalo"" on July 16, 1788, probably derived from his Christian name (Wagner, 1937, p. 500)." |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 54.7683334351 |
| Longitude: | -164.186660767 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Unimak Island: Unimak Island.
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 Unimak Island does not include property ownership information.
