Eider, Alaska, United States
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- Eider
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- at Eider Point, N coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.
- This village was called "Sel(o) Pestrekovo," meaning "eider duck village, " by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Father Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p. 177-178) says it was composed of 5 huts (yourts) and 37 people in 1830. The name "Eider" was published by Baker (1906, p. 238) but does not appear on modern maps.
- (not specified)
- (none listed within 10 mi.)
- (none listed within 10 mi.)
- 360499511
- Updated Apr 19, 2020