Near Islands
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The Near Islands or Sasignan Islands (Aleut: Sasignan tanangin,[1] Russian: Ближние острова) are a group of American islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, between the Russian Commander Islands to the west and the Rat Islands to the east.
Geography
The largest of the Near Islands are
About 20 miles (30 km) to the east-southeast from Shemya are small rocky reefs known as the Ingenstrem Rocks.
The total land area of all of the Near Islands is 1,143.785 km2 (441.618 sq mi), and their total population was 47 persons as of the
In 2017, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake had its epicenter west of the island of Attu.[2]
History
The islands were named Near Islands by Russian explorers in the 18th century because they were the nearest of the Aleutian Islands to Russia (that is, if one excludes the Commander Islands).
During the
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Topographic map sheet
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Attu Island in 2008
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United States troops hauling supplies on Attu Island in May 1943.
References
- ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
- ^ Samuel Osborne (18 July 2017). "Russia earthquake: Magnitude 7.8 quake off far east coastline triggers US tsunami warning". www.independent.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2023.