Afognak, Alaska

Afognak
Agw'aneq
Village
Nativity of Holy Theotokos Church
Location of Afognak
Afognak (Ag'waneq) is located in Alaska
Afognak (Ag'waneq)
Afognak (Ag'waneq)
Location of Afognak in Alaska.
Coordinates: 58°00′28″N 152°46′05″W / 58.00778°N 152.76806°W / 58.00778; -152.76806
CountryUnited States of America
StateAlaska
BoroughKodiak Island Borough
IslandAfognak Island
First settledabt. 5,500 B.C.E.
DestroyedMarch 27, 1964 (Good Friday earthquake)
Named forNamed by Russian settlers; derived from Afognak Island in 1839.
Time zoneUTC-9 (AKST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)

Afognak (əˈfɒɡnæk; also Agw'aneq[1] in Alutiiq was an Alutiiq village on the island of Afognak in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. It was located on Afognak Bay on the southwest coast of the island, three miles north of Kodiak Island.[2] The site is now within the CDP of Aleneva.

  1. ^ ANLC : Alaska Native Place Names
  2. ^ Native Village of Afognak. Native Village of Afognak, n.d. Web. Retrieved July 23, 2013.

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