Pancake Rock

This article is about the island in Alaska. For the coastal rock formation in New Zealand, see Pancake Rocks and Blowholes.
Pancake Rock is located in Alaska
Pancake Rock
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Location in Alaska

Pancake Rock is an island in the Fox Islands group in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska.[1] It is approximately 2,000 feet (610 m) across and is located about 1.9 miles (3.1 km) off the west coast of Umnak Island.

The island is said to resemble a stack of pancakes, hence the name.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pancake Rock
  2. ^ Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.

52°55′50″N 169°02′27″W / 52.93056°N 169.04083°W / 52.93056; -169.04083


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