Kaguyak, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States

Overview of Kaguyak

• Name:
  Kaguyak
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  at head of Kaguyak Bay, on SE coast of Kodiak I.
• History (GNIS):
  Native name reported in 1880 as "Kaguiak" by Petroff (10th U.S. Census, p. 31). This village may be "Aleutsk Selen Kaniyagmyut," meaning "Aleut village of Kaniyagmyut;" reported by the Russian American Company in 1849. In 1868 US@C&GS recorded the name "Alsentia".
• Surveys:
  Township 38 South, Range 29 West, Seward Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:56.868931056° 52' 08.2"N

  Longitude:-153.7955164153° 47' 43.9"W
• Nearby Cities:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Akhiok (Akhiok) 15 mi. W
• Elevation:
  147 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  749617086
• Updated Apr 24, 2020