Nikolski (Alaska)
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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Nikolski (Alaska)
Other forms of name
Nikolsky (Alaska)
Oomnak (Alaska)
Recheshnoe (Alaska)
Riecheshno (Alaska)
Rychesnoi (Alaska)
Umnak (Alaska)
Coordinates
-168.8608333 -168.8608333 52.94138889 52.94138889 (gooearth )
W1685204 W1685204 N0525617 N0525617 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
Sources of Information
- Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center (Alaska) Community map, Nikolski, 1978 (subj.)
- Rand McNally, 1982
- Dict. of Alaska place names, 1967
Wikipedia description:
Nikolski (Chalukax̂ in Aleut; Russian: Никольский) is a census-designated place (CDP) on Umnak Island in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census, up from 18 in 2010. Nikolski is on Nikolski Bay, off the southwest end of the island. It is 116 air miles west of Unalaska, and 900 air miles from Anchorage. Residents are known as Unangan, and Aleut is spoken in most of the remaining homes.
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