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    Commander Islands

    Командорские острова

    Part of Aleutian Islands

    The Commander Islands, Komandorski Islands, or Komandorskie Islands (Russian: Командо́рские острова́, Komandorskiye ostrova) are a series of islands in the Russian Far East, a part of the Aleutian Islands, located about 175 km (109 mi) east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Bering Sea.

    Командорский заповедник, Алеутский район
    Командорский заповедник, Алеутский район

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    73 landforms

    Overview

    The Commander Islands, Komandorski Islands, or Komandorskie Islands (Russian: Командо́рские острова́, Komandorskiye ostrova) are a series of islands in the Russian Far East, a part of the Aleutian Islands, located about 175 km (109 mi) east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Bering Sea. Treeless and sparsely populated, the islands consist of Bering Island, 95 by 15 km (59 by 9 mi); Medny Island, 55 by 5 km (34 by 3 mi); and fifteen islets and rocks. The largest of the latter are Tufted Puffin Rock (Kamen Toporkov or Ostrov Toporkov), 15 ha (37 acres), and Kamen Ariy, which are between 3 and 13 km (2 and 8 mi) west of the only settlement, Nikolskoye. Administratively, the Commanders compose the Aleutsky District of the Kamchatka Krai in Russia. In 2005, the Comandorsky State Nature Reserve was nominated for the List of World Heritage Sites in Russia of UNESCO.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets19
    • Rocks & skerries51

    Major islands

    2
    • Bering Island

      Bering Island

      Area
      1,172 km²
      High point
      755 m

      Bering Island (Russian: Остров Беринга, romanized: Ostrov Beringa) is located off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Bering Sea.

    • Medny Island

      Medny Island

      Area
      221 km²
      High point
      647 m

      Medny Island (Russian: о́стров Ме́дный), also spelled Mednyy or Mednyi, sometimes called Copper Island in English (literally translated from Russian), is the smaller (after Bering Island) of the two main islands in the Commander Islands in the North Pacific Ocean, east of Kamchatka, Russia.

    Minor islands

    1

    Islets

    19
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.05 km²
    • Ary Kamen50 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.01 km²
    • Сивучий Камень0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.3 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    51
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    Also in the area

    5

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m800 m755 mBering647 mMedny50 mAry Kamen16 mTufted Puffin Rock
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Bering: 1,172 km²BeringMedny: 221 km²MednyTufted Puffin Rock: 0.18 km²Tufted Puffin RockUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandAry Kamen: 0.04 km²Ary KamenUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandСивучий Камень: 0.7 haСивучий КаменьUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Bering Island1,172 km²
    Medny Island221 km²
    Tufted Puffin Rock0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Ary Kamen0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Сивучий Камень0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
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    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Groups within

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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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