Alaska Gazetteer
Big Koniuji Island is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Big Koniuji Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range; 15 miles long. |
| History: | "Aleut name ""Kiuniuiu Tanani"" or ""Kunujutanany,"" meaning ""big-crested auk,"" published by Sarichev, (1802, v. 2, p. 31). The Russians translated this name to ""O(strov) Bolshoi Koniuzhi,"" from ""Koniuzhka,"" meaning ""the crested auk,"" published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24). ""Big Koniushi Island"" was shown on several U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) charts in 1872." |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.1369438171 |
| Longitude: | -159.549438477 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Big Koniuji Island: Big Koniuji Island.
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