Pancake Rock

Location in Alaska

Pancake Rock is an island in the Fox Islands group in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska.[1] It is approximately 2,000 feet (610 m) across and is located about 1.9 miles (3.1 km) off the west coast of Umnak Island. The island measuring 1.48 kilometres (0.92 mi) long and 2.06 kilometres (1.28 mi) wide.

The island is said to resemble a stack of pancakes, hence the name.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pancake Rock
  2. ↑ Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.

Coordinates: 52°55′50″N 169°02′27″W / 52.93056°N 169.04083°W / 52.93056; -169.04083


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