Seal Islands (Aleutians East)

The Seal Islands are a group of 12/+ islands in the Bering Sea, trending northeast 7 miles (11 km), close to the shores of Bristol Bay, Alaska, 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Port Heiden, Alaska Airfield; Bristol Bay Low.[1]

Seal Islands
Russian Orthodox priest and members of his congregation, ca. 1905
Seal Islands is located in Alaska
Seal Islands
Seal Islands
Geography
LocationBering Sea
Coordinates56°40′39″N 159°24′35″W / 56.67750°N 159.40972°W / 56.67750; -159.40972
Length7 mi (11 km)[1]
Administration
StateAlaska
BoroughAleutians East
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)
ZIP code99...
Area code+1 907

Etymology

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The Seal Islands appear as "Ostrova Nerpichoi," meaning "Seal Islands" on Russian maps. They were given their name by Captain Mikhail Dmitrievich Tebenkov, who charted the Northwest Coasts of America (1852, map 24), IRN. They appeared for the first time as "Seal Islands" on an USBF chart in 1888.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Seal Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.

Further reading

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