Akun Head, Alaska, United States
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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 |