Description
21 mi. NW of Afognak, on W coast of Afognak I., N of Kodiak I.
History
Aleut name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1910. Baker (1906, p. 489) says Tanaak is the native name for Cape Paramanof, 4 miles northeast of this point; however, the name probably comes from the word "tanaq" meaning "land" or "place," according to R. H. Geoghegan.