Khvostof Island is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Khvostof Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | 4 mi. SE of Segula I., one of Rat Islands., Aleutian Islands. |
History: | "Russian name probably given by Captain Von Krusenstern (1827, sheet 18), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as Khwostov, for Nikolai Alexandrovich Khwostov, a Russian naval officer, who explored Alaska in 1802-04 with G. I. Davidov. Captain Lutke (1836, p. 326), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), applied the name ""Khvostoffile"" to the entire group of islands that include Khvostof." |
Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 51.980556488 |
Longitude: | 178.276672363 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Khvostof Island: Khvostof Island.
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