Alaska Gazetteer
Amak Island is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Amak Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Bering Sea, 20 mi. NW of village of Cold Bay; Bristol Bay Low. 3 miles wide, |
| History: | "Aleut name published as ""O(strov) Amak"" or ""Amak Island"", by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). the name ""burial place"" from amiknaq (place of impurity)." |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.4183349609 |
| Longitude: | -163.143890381 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Amak Island: Amak 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 Amak Island does not include property ownership information.
