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Encyclopedia > Near Islands

The Near Islands are the smallest and westernmost group of the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, at about 52°51′ N 173°11′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=52_51_N_173_11_E_). Looking down the Aleutians from an airplane. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski Official languages English Area 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 1,481,347 km²  - Water 236,507 km² (13. ...

Location of Attu Station, Alaska

The largest of the Near Islands are, from west to east, Attu, Agattu, and Buldyr. Adapted from Wikipedias AK borough maps by Seth Ilys. ... Attu is the westernmost island in the Near Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, making it the westernmost point of land in Alaska and the United States. ...


The islands were named Near Islands by Russian explorers in the 1700s because they were the nearest of the Aleutian Islands to Russia. The are the farthest of the islands from Alaska.

 

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