Poa Island (also calledOstrov Tumannyi orTumannoi;[1] the native name inAleut isSaduuĝinax̂[2]) is an islet located about 0.99 miles (1.59 km) off the south coast ofAkun Island in theFox Islands group of the easternAleutian Islands,Alaska. The island is 0.62 miles (1.00 km) long and reaches a maximum elevation of about 200 feet (61 m) above sea level.[3] It was named fora genus of grasses in 1888 by theU.S. Bureau of Fisheries.Captain Tebenkov (1852) called it "Ostrov Tumannyi," meaning "foggy island."[1]
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54°07′38″N165°29′59″W / 54.12722°N 165.49972°W /54.12722; -165.49972
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