Description
Amatignak Island is located in Delarof Is., southernmost of Aleutian Is.; 6 miles long.
History
Aleut name reported by Commodore Joseph Billings about 1792, as "Amatignas". Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 29) shows "3(strov) Amatignak", Captain Lutke (1836, p. 323) gave "Amatignak and Amatygnak 'qui en Aleoute signifie copeau (wood chip)'.