Chuginadak Island
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| Chuginadak Island | |
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 Chuginadak Island in 1940 as viewed from a boat at sea |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Alaska, USA |
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| Archipelago | Islands of Four Mountains |
| Area | 167 km² |
| Highest point | Mount Cleveland 5,676 feet (1,730 m) |
| Administration | |
 United States |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Chuginadak Island (Tanax̂ Angunax̂[1] in Aleut) is the largest island in the Islands of Four Mountains subgroup of the Aleutian archipelago. Chuginadak is an Aleutian name published by Captain Tebenkov in an 1852 map. According to R. H. Geoghegan, the Aleutian stem "chugi" means "to roast or fry."[2] The Western half of the island is called Chuginadax in Aleut.
The island is approximately 14 miles (23 km) long[2] and the Mount Cleveland stratovolcano forms the entire western half of the land mass. A narrow strip of land separates the volcano from the rugged and lower Eastern side of the island.[3]
The only major geographical place is Applegate Cove (2.5 miles across) (Chuguuĝix̂) on the Northern coast. The cove was named for Samuel Applegate, USC&GS, who commanded the schooner Nellie Juan during a survey of this area in the 1880s.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Bergsland, K Aleut Dictionary Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1994
- ^ a b USGS GNIS: Chuginadak Island
- ^ Alaska Volcano Observatory - Mount Cleveland
- ^ USGS GNIS: Applegate Cove
