Alaska Gazetteer
Avatanak Strait is a cultural feature (channel) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Avatanak Strait |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | between Avatanak and Akun Islands., in Krenitzin Islands., Aleutian Islands. |
| History: | Named for the island and so called by Father Veniaminov (1840, v.1, p.17) and Capt Lutke (1836, p.306). It was called Pathfinder Channel by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1902 presumably for the ship. |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 54.1213874817 |
| Longitude: | -165.4375 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Avatanak Strait: Avatanak Strait.
