Rat Islands
51°47′17″N 178°18′10″E / 51.78806°N 178.30278°E
Amchitka Island (14), and Semisopochnoi Island
(15)The Rat Islands (
Aleut territory until the end of the eighteenth century.[3]
The name Rat Islands is the English translation of the name given to the islands by Captain
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement investigation revealed that several laws may have been violated.[7]
The Rat Islands are earthquake-prone as they are located on the boundary of the Pacific and North American tectonic plates.[citation needed] The 1965 Rat Islands earthquake was one of the largest in recorded history with a magnitude of 8.7.[8]
References
- ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
- ^ The Editors of Encyclopedia Brittanica; Amy Tikkanen (12 December 2023). "Rat Islands". Encyclopedia Brittanica. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Fact Sheet: Amchitka, Alaska, Site, A Nevada Offsite" (PDF). U.S. Department of Energy. August 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Living on Earth: Taking the "Rat" out of Rat Island". www.loe.org.
- ^ "Alaska's Rat Island rat-free after 229 years". Reuters. 12 June 2009.
- ^ "The Rat Island Rat Eradication Project: A Critical Evaluation of Nontarget Mortality" (PDF). The Ornithological Council. 2010.
- ^ "Report of Investigation: Rat Island Mortality". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2010.
- ^ "20 Largest Earthquakes in the World". United States Geological Survey.
Further reading
- Stolzenburg, William (2012). Rat Island: Predators in Paradise and the World's Greatest Wildlife Rescue. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781408825174.
External links
- Rat Islands: Blocks 1138 thru 1145, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau
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