Sanak Island

Sanak Island is an in the group of the in the U.S. state of . It is located at. Although currently uninhabited, it was historically the home of the Sanak Aleutians, who presently own the island via the Sanak Corporation.
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Photo: Spencerwood, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Halibut Island”, “Islas des Plies”, “Issanak Island”, “Ostrov Sannakh”, “Sanagax”, “Sanagigin Alaxsxa”, “Sanagingin Alyaxsxa”, “Sanaxax”, and “Sannach Island”
  • Historically known as: “Sannak Island” and “Sannakh Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pauloff Harbor Seaplane Base.

Aerodrome
Photo: John Nathan Cobb, Public domain.
Pauloff Harbor is an unincorporated community with no year-round population on the west side of Pavlov Harbor on the northern coast of Sanak Island, 50 miles southeast of , in the of the U.S. state of . is situated 2 miles north of Sanak Island.

Sanak Island

Latitude
54.42972° or 54° 25′ 47″ north
Longitude
-162.70889° or 162° 42′ 32″ west
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
Open location code
926VC7HR+VC
Geo­Names ID
5873327
Wiki­data ID
Q1814673
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Satellite Map

Discover Sanak Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Aleut to Turkish—“Sanak Island” goes by many names.
  • Aleut: “Sanaĝax”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sanak adası”
  • Bashkir: “Санак”
  • Catalan: “Sanak”
  • Cebuano: “Sanak Island”
  • Chinese: “萨纳克岛”
  • Chinese: “薩納克島”
  • Dutch: “Sanak Island”
  • French: “île Sanak”
  • French: “Île Sanak”
  • German: “Sanak Island”
  • Italian: “Sanak”
  • Japanese: “サナク島”
  • Japanese: “サナック島”
  • Russian: “Санак”
  • Turkish: “Sanak Adası”

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Notable Places Nearby

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