Pancake Rock

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.

Location in Alaska

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.


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