Alaska Gazetteer
Amatignak Island is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Amatignak Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Delarof Is., southernmost of Aleutian Is.; 6 miles long. |
| History: | "Aleut name reported by Commodore Joseph Billings about 1792, as ""Amatignas"". Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 29) shows ""3(strov) Amatignak"", Captain Lutke (1836, p. 323) gave ""Amatignak and Amatygnak 'qui en Aleoute signifie copeau (wood chip)'." |
| Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 51.26222229 |
| Longitude: | -179.108612061 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Amatignak Island: Amatignak 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 Amatignak Island does not include property ownership information.
