Sanak Island
Sanak Island is an island in the Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. 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.
- 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”, “Sannach Island”, and “サナク島”
- Historically known as: “Sannak Island” and “Sannakh Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pauloff Harbor Seaplane Base.
Pauloff Harbor Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Photo: John Nathan Cobb, Public domain.Sanak Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Aleutians East, Alaska, United States, North America
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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
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Satellite Map
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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: “サナック島”
- Russian: “Санак”
- Turkish: “Sanak Adası”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pauloff Harbor and Sanak.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pavlof Harbor and Unimak Cove.
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