Alaska Gazetteer
Murre Rocks is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Murre Rocks |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | off SE coast of Big Koniuji I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range |
| History: | "Amed in July 1874 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), ""because of the large number of these birds in the vicinity."" This probably pertains to the North Pacific Murre (Uria aalge inornata)." |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.0938873291 |
| Longitude: | -159.497772217 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Murre Rocks: Murre Rocks.
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