Derbin Island
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Derbin Island is located in the Krenitzin Islands
, a subgroup of the Fox Islands
in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska
. Derbin is a small island (at 0.5 mi across) and is situated near the southwestern shore of Tigalda Island
. It was named in 1935 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey because of its proximity to Derbin Strait, the channel between Avatanak
and Tigalda
islands. Derbin Strait, in turn, is derived from "Derbenskoy," the Russian name published by Father Veniaminov (1840).
Krenitzin Islands
The Krenitzin Islands are a group of small islands located in the eastern portion of the Fox Islands group of the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The Krenitizins are situated between Unalaska Island to the southwest and Unimak Island to the northeast...
, a subgroup of the Fox Islands
Fox Islands (Alaska)
The Fox Islands are a group of islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Fox Islands are the closest to mainland North America in the Aleutian chain, and just east of Samalga Pass and the Islands of Four Mountains group....
in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. Derbin is a small island (at 0.5 mi across) and is situated near the southwestern shore of Tigalda Island
Tigalda Island
Tigalda Island is one of the Krenitzin Islands, a subgroup of the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Tigalda is located about east of Akutan Island, is long and has an area of about . Tigalda is an Aleut name published by Captain Lutke . It was previously called "Kagalga" by...
. It was named in 1935 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey because of its proximity to Derbin Strait, the channel between Avatanak
Avatanak Island
Avatanak Island is the second-largest of the Krenitzin Islands, a subgroup of the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. It lies southeast of Akun Island, across the Avatanak Strait...
and Tigalda
Tigalda Island
Tigalda Island is one of the Krenitzin Islands, a subgroup of the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Tigalda is located about east of Akutan Island, is long and has an area of about . Tigalda is an Aleut name published by Captain Lutke . It was previously called "Kagalga" by...
islands. Derbin Strait, in turn, is derived from "Derbenskoy," the Russian name published by Father Veniaminov (1840).