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    Aiktak Island

    Ugangax

    54°11′N 164°50′W

    S. state of Alaska. 1 km) long and is located 38 miles (61 km) east of Akutan Island. H. Geoghegan suggested that the name is derived from the Aleut "aikhag", meaning "travel or going on a voyage". It is also known as Ashmiak.

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    Woodward Susan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Public domain

    Terrain

    54°11′N 164°50′W

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    Overview

    Aiktak Island (Aleut: Ugangax) is one of the Krenitzin Islands, a subgroup of the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) long and is located 38 miles (61 km) east of Akutan Island. Aiktak is an Aleut name transcribed by Captain Tebenkov in 1852 as "Ostrov Aikhtak." R.H. Geoghegan suggested that the name is derived from the Aleut "aikhag", meaning "travel or going on a voyage". It is also known as Ashmiak.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Krenitzin Islands

    Also in Fox Islands

    Also in Aleutian Islands

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    Facts

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

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