Aspid Cape in Aleutians West (CA) Borough AK

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Aspid Cape, Aleutians West (CA) Borough, Alaska

Aspid Cape is a physical feature (cape) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.

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Feature Name: Aspid Cape
Category: Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type: Physical
Class: Cape
Description: on SW coast of Unalaska I., 16 mi. E of Fort Glenn, Aleutian Islands.
History: "Recorded in 1792 as ""M(ys) Ammak,"" probably from ""ammak"" the Aleut word for ""night"", by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). According to R. H. Geoghegan, the name ""Mys Aspidskiy"" was published in 1850 by Father Veniaminov, derived from the derogatory name ""Aspid,"" meaning ""asp"", given by the Russians to an unpopular local Aleut chief. Published as ""M(ys) Aspidney"" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 25), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). In 1888 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) published ""Nellie Juan Cape"", ""presumably after the schooner Nellie Juan, belonging to Mr. Samuel Applegate"" (Baker, 1906, p. 107); Applegate contributed to the 11th Census taken in the Prince William Sound area."
Borough: Aleutians West (CA) Borough
Latitude: 53.4411125183
Longitude: -167.470550537

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Aspid Cape: Aspid Cape.


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