Pustoi Island in Aleutians West (CA) Borough AK

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Pustoi Island, Aleutians West (CA) Borough, Alaska

Pustoi Island is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.

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Feature Name: Pustoi Island
Category: Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type: Physical
Class: Island
Description: in Umnak Pass, 2 mi. N of Ship Rock, off NE coast of Umnak I., Aleutian Islands.
History: "Russian name given by the navigator Kuritzien as ""O(strov) Pustoy"" meaning ""Desert Island;"" published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 25, inset dated 1849), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The island was called ""Tanghinakh"" by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 299), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), possibly from the Aleut word ""tangidak,"" which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, means ""islet or small island."" Baker (1906, p. 515) says ""the name 'Tanginak' applies to Ship Island."" See Ship Rock."
Borough: Aleutians West (CA) Borough
Latitude: 53.3952789307
Longitude: -167.825271606

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pustoi Island: Pustoi Island.


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