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    54°25′N 162°36′W

    Sanak Islands

    Part of Aleutian Islands

    The Sanak Islands (Russian: Санак) are a subgroup of the Fox Islands group of islands, located in the Aleutians East Borough of Alaska.

    Sanak Peak from the northern side of Sanak Island
    Sanak Peak from the northern side of Sanak Island

    Spencer Wood / CC BY 3.0

    Chart

    149 landforms

    Overview

    The Sanak Islands (Russian: Санак) are a subgroup of the Fox Islands group of islands, located in the Aleutians East Borough of Alaska.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands15
    • Islets87
    • Rocks & skerries45

    Major islands

    2
    • Sanak Island

      Sanak Island

      Area
      120 km²
      High point
      532 m

      S. state of Alaska. It is located at 54°25′47″N 162°42′32″W. Although currently uninhabited, it was historically the home of the Sanak Aleutians, who presently own the island via the Sanak Corporation.

    Minor islands

    15

    • Long Island

      Area
      6.5 km²
      High point
      38 m

    • Elma Island

      Area
      2.7 km²
      High point
      48 m

    • Clifford Island

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      45 m

    • Inikla Island

      Area
      0.32 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Face Island

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      30 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Finneys Island

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      29 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Wanda Island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Umla Island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Sisters Island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Peterson Island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      18 m

    Islets

    87
    • Mary Island14 m · 0.1 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.08 km²
    • Telemitz Island16 m · 0.07 km²
    • Rabbit Island10 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island18 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.02 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    45
    • Princess Rock4 m · 0.7 ha
    • Eagle Rock8 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m532 mSanak52 mCaton48 mElma45 mClifford38 mLong30 mFace29 mFinneys21 mSisters19 mDora19 mGunboat18 mPeterson16 mInikla16 mTelemitz15 mWanda
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Sanak: 120 km²SanakCaton: 18.8 km²CatonLong: 6.5 km²LongElma: 2.7 km²ElmaClifford: 1.7 km²CliffordInikla: 0.32 km²IniklaFace: 0.29 km²FaceUnnamed island: 0.26 km²Unnamed islandFinneys: 0.26 km²FinneysUnnamed island: 0.19 km²Unnamed islandWanda: 0.17 km²WandaUmla: 0.15 km²UmlaUnnamed island: 0.15 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.13 km²Unnamed islandSisters: 0.12 km²SistersUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandPeterson: 0.1 km²PetersonMary: 0.1 km²MaryUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandTelemitz: 0.07 km²TelemitzRabbit: 0.05 km²RabbitUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandDora: 0.02 km²DoraUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandLida: 0.01 km²Lida
    km², log scale
    Sanak Island120 km²
    Caton Island18.8 km²
    Long Island6.5 km²
    Elma Island2.7 km²
    Clifford Island1.7 km²
    Inikla Island0.32 km²
    Face Island0.29 km²
    Unnamed island0.26 km²
    Finneys Island0.26 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    Wanda Island0.17 km²
    Umla Island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Sisters Island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Peterson Island0.1 km²
    Mary Island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Telemitz Island0.07 km²
    Rabbit Island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Dora Island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Lida Island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Gunboat Island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Princess Rock0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
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    Unnamed island0.4 ha
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    Unnamed island0.3 ha
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    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Eagle Rock0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs