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Kashega

Ghost town · Aleutians West County, Alaska

Unalaska A-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1989, 1:63,360)
Unalaska A-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1989, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kashega is a ghost town in Aleutians West County, Alaska, recorded as Abandoned Aleut Village. It is one of 3 former communities in Aleutians West County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kashega as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 53.4662° N, 167.1625° W.

Key facts

Elevation13 ft
Nearest living townUnalaska, AK
Distance to it40.2 miles
Coordinates53.46618, -167.16255

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What's there now

Kashega is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Unalaska, AK (population 4,430), about 40.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 13 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands. (UAA Archives & Special Collections, uaa-hmc-0690-
Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands. (UAA Archives & Special Collections, uaa-hmc-0690- · National Park Service, Alaska Region / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Kashega?

Kashega is in Aleutians West County, Alaska, at 53.4662, -167.1625.

How many ghost towns are in Aleutians West County?

Aleutians West County, Alaska has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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