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    Pustoi Island

    53°24′N 167°49′W

    Pustoi Island (Taĝilgadax in Aleut) (53°23′43″N 167°49′31″W) is an island in the Fox Islands group of the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. 3 miles across and is located in Umnak Pass 2 mi north of Ship Rock off the northeast coast of Umnak Island.

    53°24′N 167°49′W

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    Pustoi Island (Taĝilgadax in Aleut) (53°23′43″N 167°49′31″W) is an island in the Fox Islands group of the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. It is 0.3 miles across and is located in Umnak Pass 2 mi north of Ship Rock off the northeast coast of Umnak Island. The name is derived from the Russian "Ostrov Pustoy," meaning "desert island," a name given to it by navigator Peter Kuzmich Krenitzin and published by Captain Tebenkov in 1852.

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