Agattu Island, Alaska, United States
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About
Agattu Island is a island located in Aleutians West (CA) county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 52.4352778 latitude and 173.5755556 longitude. Agattu Island is at an elevation of ft ( m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Attu A-2".
Description
20 miles long.
History
Aleut name published as Agataku by Reverend Coxe (1787, p. 50). The early Russians called the island Ostrov Kruglyy, meaning round island. The island probably was discovered September 21, 1741 (Old Style (O.S.) calendar) by the crew of the St. Paul, under the command of Captain A. I. Chirikov (Golder, 1922, v. 1, p. 307). Marcus Baker (1906, p. 82) indicates that Agattu may have been the island named St. Abraham by Vitus Bering, October 29, 1741 (Old Style (O.S.) calendar), but Golder (1922, v. 1, p. 202) attributes that distinction to Shemya Island.
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Island |
| Latitude: | 52.4352778 |
| Longitude: | 173.5755556 |
| Elevation: | ft / m |
| County: | Aleutians West (CA) |
| USGS Map Name: | Attu A-2 |
