Description
Naginak Cove is located in Anderson Bay, part of Makushin Bay, W coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.
History
Aleut name published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1802, v.2, p.139), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Naganakh" from the name, "Naganak," which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "sickness." The name was later published as "Naginak" by Father Veniaminov (1840, v.1 p.164).