Alaska Gazetteer
Udagak Strait is a cultural feature (channel) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
Sorry, no local resorces for this location!
| Feature Name: | Udagak Strait |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | between Unalaska and Sedanka Islands., Aleutian Islands. |
| History: | "Aleut name published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as ""Proliv Udagakh"" or ""Udagakh Strait."" It was later called ""Oudagakh"" by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 284), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and then ""Proliv Spirkin"" or ""Spirkin Strait"" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 26), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). According to R. H. Geoghegan, the name may have been taken from the Aleut word ""idakuk"" which means ""leaves, passes away, emanates from.""" |
| Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 53.73777771 |
| Longitude: | -166.294174194 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Udagak Strait: Udagak Strait.
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Biorka, AK
(7.1 miles NNE) |
Dutch Harbor, AK
(14.6 miles NW) |
