- Seal Islands, Aleutians East
Geobox|Islands
name = Seal
native_name =
other_name = Seal Islands Archipelago
category=Island
image_caption = Seal Islands (Aleutians East, Alaska)
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country = USA
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state=Alaska
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region = Aleutians East
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border=Bristol Bay
border1=Lake and Peninsula
border2=Aleutians West (CA)
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lat_d=56 | lat_m=40 | lat_s=39 | lat_NS=N
long_d=159 | long_m=24 | long_s=35 | long_EW=W
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timezone=AKST | utc_offset= -9
timezone_DST=AKDT | utc_offset_DST= -8
postal_code_type=ZIP code
postal_code = 99...
area_code_type=Area code
area_code = +1 907
code_type=USGS GNIS
code= [Gnis3|1409191 1409191]
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map_caption=Location of Seal Islands inAlaska
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map_locator=Alaska
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map1=Map of USA AK.svg
map1_caption=Location ofAlaska in theUnited States
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footnotes=cite gnis|1409191|Seal Islands (Aleutians East, Alaska)] The Seal Islands are a group of 12/+ islands in theBering Sea , trending North-East Convert|7|mi|km, close to the shores ofBristol Bay ,Alaska , Convert|33|mi|km South-West ofPort Heiden, Alaska Airfield; Bristol Bay Low.Etymology
The Seal Islands appear as "Ostrova Nerpichoi," meaning "Seal Islands" on Russian maps. They were given their name by Captain
Mikhail Dmitrievich Tebenkov , who charted the Northwest Coasts of America (1852, map 24), IRN. They appeared for the first time as "Seal Islands" on an USBF chart in 1888.References
General references
* [http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/cent/descriptions.html Captain Mikhail Dmitrievich Tebenkov]
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