Alaska Gazetteer
Cherni Island is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Cherni Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | part of Sandman Reefs, 15 mi. S of Deer I., Aleutian Range. 2 miles long. |
| History: | "Name given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1936 to avoid conflict with the larger Chernabura Island of the Shumagin Island, 90 mi. to the northeast. The Russian name ""Chernabura,"" from the words ""Chyorny"" meaning ""black"" and ""burnastyy"" meaning ""brown,"" was given to this island by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888. The Aleut name was published as ""Taganak"" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), from the word ""taganaq"" meaning ""it alighted.""" |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 54.636390686 |
| Longitude: | -162.368606567 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cherni Island: Cherni 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 Cherni Island does not include property ownership information.
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