Alaska Gazetteer
Akutan Pass is a cultural feature (channel) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Akutan Pass |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | between Unalaska and Akutan Islands.; Aleutian Islands. |
| History: | "name published by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 289, 304, 305), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as ""Le detroit Akoutanskoi."" Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published the name as ""P(roliv) Akutanskiy,"" meaning ""Akutan Strait."" may possibly be the same as ""Paso de Sanganoac"" recorded by Galiano (1802, map 3). may be from the Aleut word ""hakuta,"" meaning ""I made a mistake.""" |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 54.051109314 |
| Longitude: | -166.111114502 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Akutan Pass: Akutan Pass.
| Biorka, AK (16 miles SSW) |
