Alaska Gazetteer
Krenitzin Islands is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Krenitzin Islands |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Fox Islands., Aleutian Islands., consisting principally of Akutan, Akun, Rootok, Avatanak, Tigalda, Ugamak, and Aiktak Islands. |
| History: | "Probably named by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map26), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for Captain Lieutenant Peter Kuzmich Krenitzin (or Krenitsyn), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who, with Lieutenant M. D. Levashev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1768-69 explored and mapped over 30 islands in the Aleutians. Captain Tebenkov spelled the name ""Ostrova Krinitsyna"" or ""Krinitsyn Islands.""" |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 54.1666679382 |
| Longitude: | -165.583328247 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Krenitzin Islands: Krenitzin Islands.
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