Poa Island facts for kids
Poa Island is a small island located in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. It's part of a group of islands called the Fox Islands. This little island is known by a few different names, including its native Aleut name, Saduuĝinax̂.
Discovering Poa Island
Where is Poa Island?
Poa Island is found off the south coast of Akun Island. It's about 0.99 miles (1.59 km) away from Akun Island. The island itself is about 0.62 miles (1.00 km) long. At its highest point, Poa Island reaches an elevation of about 200 feet (61 m) above the sea.
What's in a Name?
The name "Poa Island" comes from a type of grass called Poa. The U.S. Bureau of Fisheries gave the island this name in 1888.
Before that, in 1852, a person named Captain Tebenkov called it "Ostrov Tumannyi." This name is Russian and means "foggy island," which might tell us something about the weather there!
