Chichagof Harbor[1] | |
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Chichagof Bay, Tschitschagoff Harbor | |
Location of Chichagof Harbor in Alaska | |
Location | United States Alaska Attu Island |
Coordinates | 52°55′48.24″N 173°14′41.21″E / 52.9300667°N 173.2447806°E / 52.9300667; 173.2447806 |
Type | Bay |
Etymology | Vasily Chichagov |
Ocean/sea sources | Bering Sea |
Average depth | 2–4 fathoms (12–24 ft; 3.7–7.3 m) |
Chichagof Harbor is an inlet on the northeast coast of the island of Attu in the Aleutian IslandsinAlaska.[2] It is named after Russian Admiral and polar explorer Vasily Chichagov. It was the location of an Aleut village served by an American pastor and his wife. It was also where some heavy fighting took place during the recapture of the island from the Japanese during the Battle of Attu in World War II and afterwards was the site of Battery B 42nd Coast Artillery Battalion.
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