Morzhovoi, Alaska

Morzhovoi (also known as Morzhovia, New or Old Morzhovoi, Protassof, or Selo Morzhovskoe) is an unincorporated community in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The name was published by the Russian Hydrographic Department on an 1847 map; it originates from a Russian phrase meaning Walrus Village. The name was collected by the United States Geological Survey between 1976 and 1981, and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on March 31, 1981.^[1]

References

1. ^ USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Morzhovoi

Coordinates: 54°54′25″N 163°19′07″W / 54.90694°N 163.31861°W / 54.90694; -163.31861