Semisopochnoi Island is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Semisopochnoi Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | island, 13 mi. across, northeasternmost of Rat Islands., Aleutian Islands. |
History: | "Descriptive name derived from the Russian words ""sem"" meaning ""seven,"" and ""sopochka,"" meaning ""extinct volcano""--seven volcanoes or seven peaks. Published by Lieutenant G. A. Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as ""O(strov) Semisoposhnoy"". It was published as ""O(strov) Semisopochnyy"" or ""Semisopchnyy Island"" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 29), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The island may have been named in 1790 by Lieutenant Sarichev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)." |
Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 51.9513893127 |
Longitude: | 179.600830078 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Semisopochnoi Island: Semisopochnoi Island.
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