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    Great Sitkin Island

    52°03′N 176°07′W

    Great Sitkin Island (Aleut: Sitх̑naх̑; Russian: Большой Ситкин) is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The island covers a total area of 60 square miles (160 km2) and lies slightly north of a group of islands which are located between Adak Island and Atka Island.

    Igitkin Island, Great Sitkin Island in the background
    Igitkin Island, Great Sitkin Island in the background

    Chris Waythomas / Public domain

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    52°03′N 176°07′W

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    Great Sitkin Island (Aleut: Sitх̑naх̑; Russian: Большой Ситкин) is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The island covers a total area of 60 square miles (160 km2) and lies slightly north of a group of islands which are located between Adak Island and Atka Island. The island is 18 kilometres (11 mi) long and 16.94 kilometres (10.53 mi) wide, with its northern section dominated by the Great Sitkin Volcano.

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    Also in Aleutian Islands

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