Akun Head, Alaska, United States

About

Akun Head is a cape located in Aleutians East county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 54.2919444 latitude and -165.6341667 longitude. Akun Head is at an elevation of 207 ft (679 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Unimak B-5".

Description

on N coast of Akun I., Aleutian Islands.

History

Named about 1900 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). It was called Mys Syvernoy, meaning "North Cape," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 26), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Location Details

Type of Place:Cape
Latitude:54.2919444
Longitude:-165.6341667
Elevation:207 ft / 679 m
County:Aleutians East
USGS Map Name:Unimak B-5

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