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    Kagamil Island

    53°00′N 169°43′W

    9 km) south of Uliaga Island. 0 km) in width. The southern half of the island is dominated by the Kagamil Volcano, which has two summits: one is 2,930 feet (890 m) above sea level, while the other is lower at 2,260 feet (690 m).

    Kagamil Island Bird Wall. Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Kagamil Island.
    Kagamil Island Bird Wall. Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Kagamil Island.

    Mandy Lindeberg, NOAA/NMFS/AKFSC. / Public domain

    Terrain

    53°00′N 169°43′W

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    Overview

    Kagamil Island (Aleut: Qagaamila; Russian: Кагамил), in the Islands of Four Mountains subgroup of the Aleutian archipelago, is 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north of Chuginadak Island and 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of Uliaga Island. It is 6.2 miles (10.0 km) in length and up to 3.1 miles (5.0 km) in width. The southern half of the island is dominated by the Kagamil Volcano, which has two summits: one is 2,930 feet (890 m) above sea level, while the other is lower at 2,260 feet (690 m). Henry Wood Elliott discovered a cave on the island containing 13 native mummies. Over 50 bodies were recovered by Aleš Hrdlička from 1936 to 1938.

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    Also in Islands of Four Mountains

    Also in Aleutian Islands

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