Alaska Gazetteer
Sviechnikof Harbor is a physical feature (bay) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Sviechnikof Harbor |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | on S coast of Atka I., Aleutian Islands. |
| History: | "Surveyed and probably named by pilot Ivan Chernof in 1832, and published as Svetchnikoff Port by Captain Lutke (1836, p.308), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). It may be a family name, or from ""sviechnik"", Russian for ""tallow chandler.""" |
| Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 52.0505561829 |
| Longitude: | -173.397781372 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sviechnikof Harbor: Sviechnikof Harbor.
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