Kiska
Qisxa, Kiska Island
51°59′N 177°29′E
Kiska (Aleut: Qisxa, Russian: Кыска) is one of the Rat Islands, a group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. 7 km). It is part of Aleutian Islands Wilderness and as such, special permission is required to visit it. The island has no permanent population.
Terrain
51°59′N 177°29′E
Overview
Kiska (Aleut: Qisxa, Russian: Кыска) is one of the Rat Islands, a group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. It is about 22 miles (35 km) long and varies in width from 1.5 to 6 miles (2.4 to 9.7 km). It is part of Aleutian Islands Wilderness and as such, special permission is required to visit it. The island has no permanent population.
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Nearest islands
- Little Kiska Island12 km
- Segula Island44 km
- Khvostof Island54 km
- Davidof Island59 km
- Hawadax Island61 km
- Little Sitkin Island70 km
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Segula Island
33.1 km²▲ 1,153 m
Minor islands
Hawadax Island
26.5 km²▲ 340 m
Minor islands
Little Kiska Island
7.8 km²▲ 130 m
Minor islands
Davidof Island
3.7 km²▲ 328 m
Minor islands
Khvostof Island
2.6 km²▲ 251 m
Minor islands
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Photographs
Anderson Brian, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Public domain
The International Space Station was orbiting 258 miles above the Aleutian Islands when an Expedition 59 crewmember photographed the snow-capped Kiska Volcano on Kiska Island which is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided / Public domain
Kiska Island volcano
Remains of infrastructure from Japanese encampment above Gertrude Cove, Kiska Island. Credit: Lisa Hupp/USFWS
Remains of World War II in Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Lisa Hupp/USFWS
Credit: Lisa Hupp/USFWS
A Japanese bunker in the hillside of Kiska, framed with timber imported from Japan (there are no trees on the Island). Credit: Lisa Hupp/USFWS
The indentations of tunnels under construction by the Japanese dot the cliffs above Kiska Harbor. Credit: Lisa Hupp/USFWS
A tunnel dug into the cliff above Kiska Harbor frames a view of the sunken Japanese oiler, the Nissan Maru. Credit: Lisa Hupp/USFWS
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Photographs
- Kiska island volcano scenics mountain. Anderson Brian, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Public domain
- ISS-59 Kiska Volcano on Kiska Island. NASA / Public domain
- Aleutian Island - Kiska Island - NARA - 68154490. Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided / Public domain
- Kiska Island volcano. US Fish & Wildlife Service / Public domain
- Japanese Anti-Aircraft 75mm Type 88 gun and Gertrude Cove, Kiska (25859946228). USFWSAlaska / Public domain
- Japanese camp, Kiska (38833608455). USFWSAlaska / Public domain
- Japanese midget submarine remains, Kiska (39700312252). USFWSAlaska / Public domain
- Japanese midget submarine resting in the slipway on Kiska (24862208457). USFWSAlaska / Public domain
- Japanese submarine remains, Kiska (25859649778). USFWSAlaska / Public domain
- Japanese timber framed bunker, Kiska (39022969014). USFWSAlaska / Public domain
- Japanese tunnel construction, Kiska (39022196144). USFWSAlaska / Public domain
- Japanese tunnel view to Kiska Harbor (38833115585). USFWSAlaska / Public domain