Shemya
Shemya Island, Samiyax̂, Isla Shemya
52°43′N 174°06′E
Shemya or Simiya (Aleut: Samiyax̂) is a small island in the Semichi Islands group of the Near Islands chain in the Aleutian Islands archipelago southwest of Alaska, at 52°43′27″N 174°07′08″E. 29 km2), and is about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. 95 km) long.
![Shemya island Cable Bowl N shore [1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Shemya_island_Cable_Bowl_N_shore.jpg/960px-Shemya_island_Cable_Bowl_N_shore.jpg)
Gibson, D.D. - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Public domain
Terrain
52°43′N 174°06′E
Overview
Shemya or Simiya (Aleut: Samiyax̂) is a small island in the Semichi Islands group of the Near Islands chain in the Aleutian Islands archipelago southwest of Alaska, at 52°43′27″N 174°07′08″E. It has a land area of 5.903 sq mi (15.29 km2), and is about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. It is 2.73 miles (4.39 km) wide and 4.32 miles (6.95 km) long.
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Nearest islands
- Nizki Island7.8 km
- Alaid Island14 km
- Agattu44 km
- Kennon Island62 km
- Savage Island70 km
- Attu Island80 km
Also in Semichi Islands
Nizki Island
7.5 km²▲ 49 m
Major islands
Alaid Island
6.3 km²▲ 196 m
Major islands
Also in Near Islands
Attu Island
886 km²▲ 898 m
Major islands

Agattu
221 km²▲ 327 m
Major islands
Nizki Island
7.5 km²▲ 49 m
Minor islands
Alaid Island
6.3 km²▲ 196 m
Minor islands
Savage Island
0.13 km²▲ 18 m
Minor islands
Kennon Island
0.11 km²▲ 20 m
Minor islands
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886 km²▲ 898 m
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Photographs
![Shemya island Cable Bowl N shore [1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Shemya_island_Cable_Bowl_N_shore.jpg/500px-Shemya_island_Cable_Bowl_N_shore.jpg)
Shemya island Cable Bowl N shore [1]
Gibson, D.D. - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Public domain






Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Shemya island Cable Bowl N shore. Gibson, D.D. - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Public domain
- Operation Kernel Potlatch 87 at Shemya. JO1 BRENT JOHNSTON, USN / Public domain
- A Marine during Operation Kernel Potlatch 87 at Shemya. JO1 BRENT JOHNSTON, USN / Public domain
- Cobra Dane radar, Eareckson Air Station, Shemya, Alaska. Chief Petty Officer Brandon Raile / Public domain
- 240908-A-ED188-8317 - 11th Airborne Division surveys Shemya Island. Spc. Brandon Vasquez / Public domain
- 240908-A-ED188-8433 - 11th Airborne Division surveys Shemya Island. Spc. Brandon Vasquez / Public domain
- 240912-A-ED188-7456 - Arctic Angels deploy to Aleutian Islands. Spc. Brandon Vasquez / Public domain