Description
Kaguyak is located at head of Kaguyak Bay, on SE coast of Kodiak I.
History
Native name reported in 1880 as "Kaguiak" by Petroff (10th U.S. Census, p. 31). This village may be "Aleutsk Selen Kaniyagmyut," meaning "Aleut village of Kaniyagmyut;" reported by the Russian American Company in 1849. In 1868 US@C&GS recorded the name "Alsentia".