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    Near Islands

    Part of Aleutian Islands

    The Near Islands or the Sasignan Islands (Aleut: Sasignan tanangin, Russian: Ближние острова) are a group of volcanic islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, between the Russian Commander Islands to the west and Buldir Island and the Rat Islands to the east.

    Attu Battlefield and U.S. Army and Navy Airfields on Attu
    Attu Battlefield and U.S. Army and Navy Airfields on Attu

    Etaohc / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    Overview

    The Near Islands or the Sasignan Islands (Aleut: Sasignan tanangin, Russian: Ближние острова) are a group of volcanic islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, between the Russian Commander Islands to the west and Buldir Island and the Rat Islands to the east.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands5
    • Islets56
    • Rocks & skerries35

    Major islands

    2
    • Attu Island

      Attu Island

      Area
      886 km²
      High point
      898 m

      Attu (Aleut: Atan, Russian: Атту) is an island in the Near Islands (part of the Aleutian Islands chain). It is one of the westernmost points of the U.S. state of Alaska. The island became uninhabited in 2010, making it the largest uninhabited island that is part of the United States.

    • Agattu

      Agattu

      Area
      221 km²
      High point
      327 m

      Agattu (Aleut: Angatux̂; Russian: Агатту) is an island in Alaska, part of the Near Islands in the western end of the Aleutian Islands. 59 km2) Agattu is one of the largest uninhabited islands in the Aleutians. It is the second largest of the Near Islands, after Attu Island. It is volcanic and considerably mountainous.

    Minor islands

    5

    Islets

    56
    • Gibson Islands24 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.05 km²
    • Loaf Island6 m · 0.05 km²
    • Kohl Island22 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.03 km²
    • Lotus Island14 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.02 km²
    • Cooper Islands10 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.01 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    35
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m898 mAttu327 mAgattu196 mAlaid85 mShemya49 mNizki24 mGibson Islands22 mKohl20 mKennon18 mSavage14 mLotus10 mCooper Islands6 mLoaf2 mHammerhead1 mHodikof
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Attu: 886 km²AttuAgattu: 221 km²AgattuShemya: 14.1 km²ShemyaNizki: 7.5 km²NizkiAlaid: 6.3 km²AlaidSavage: 0.13 km²SavageKennon: 0.11 km²KennonGibson Islands: 0.08 km²Gibson IslandsUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandLoaf: 0.05 km²LoafKohl: 0.04 km²KohlUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandLotus: 0.02 km²LotusUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandCooper Islands: 0.02 km²Cooper IslandsUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandHammerhead: 0.01 km²HammerheadHodikof: 0.01 km²HodikofUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Attu Island886 km²
    Agattu221 km²
    Shemya14.1 km²
    Nizki Island7.5 km²
    Alaid Island6.3 km²
    Savage Island0.13 km²
    Kennon Island0.11 km²
    Gibson Islands0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Loaf Island0.05 km²
    Kohl Island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Lotus Island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Cooper Islands0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Hammerhead Island0.01 km²
    Hodikof Island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
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    Unnamed island0.5 ha
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    Unnamed island0.4 ha
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    Unnamed island0.2 ha
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    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Peaked Island<0.1 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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