Description
Isanotski Strait is located between Unimak I. and Alaska Peninsula; Aleutian Islands. 1 mile wide and 5 miles long.
History
Aleut name reported by Captain Lutke, (1836, p. 262), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). as "Issanakh" from the word "isanaq" which, according to R. H. Geohegan, means "tear (split or strait)." Hydrographic Dept. includes Bechevin Bay in the application of the name "Pr(oliv) Isannakhskiy" on Chart 1379 published in 1847.