Kennon Island
Kennon Island | ||
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Waters | Bering Sea | |
Geographical location | 52 ° 56 ′ N , 173 ° 15 ′ E | |
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Residents | uninhabited | |
Map of the northeast of Attu |
Kennon Island is an island in the mouth of Chichagof Harbor on the northeast side of Attu , the largest of the Near Islands in the Aleutian Islands . The island was discovered in July 1855 on the North Pacific Surveying Expedition by Lt. William Gibson , USN , commander of the schooner USS Fenimore Cooper , after Lt. Beverly Kennon named.