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Atka People
Atka may refer to: *Atka, Alaska, a city in the United States, on Atka Island **Atka Airport, a public airport in Alaska, United States *Atka, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Magadan Oblast, Russia *Atka Iceport, an iceport in West Antarctica *Atka Island Atka Island ( ale, Atx̂ax̂, russian: Атка остров) is the largest island in the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The island is east of Adak Island. It is long and wide with a land area of , making it the 22nd l ..., in the Andreanof Islands ** Mount Atka (AKA Korovin Volcano), the highest point of Atka Island * USCGC ''Southwind'' (WAGB-280) (USS ''Atka'' (AGB-3)), a United States Coast Guard ice breaker {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atka, Alaska
Atka ( ale, Atx̂ax̂, russian: Атка) is a small city located on the east side of Atka Island, in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 53 at the 2020 census, down from 61 in 2010. The population of Atka is nearly entirely Aleut (Unangan). The major industry is fishing. Geography Atka is located at (52.199271, -174.213398). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (75.81%) is water. Atka is formed by a shield volcano, with a number of outlets. The highest point on Atka is Korovin Volcano, which last erupted in 2006. Demographics Atka first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Aleut village of "Nazan". It had 236 residents, of which 220 were Aleut, 14 were Creole (Mixed Russian & Native) and 2 were White. In 1890, it returned as Atka, with 132 residents, of which 116 were native, 15 were Creole and 1 White. It did not appear again under the name "Atka" on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atka Airport
Atka Airport is a state-owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Atka, a city on Atka Island in the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled commercial airline passenger service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. As per Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the airport had 321 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 406 enplanements in 2009, and 322 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''general aviation'' facility (the ''commercial service'' category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year). Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned AKA by the FAA and AKB by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is PAAK. Facilities and aircraft Atka Airport covers an area of 226 acres (91 ha) at an elevation of 57 feet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atka, Russia
Atka (russian: Атка) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Khasynsky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located on the Kolyma Highway, by road north of the oblast's administrative center Magadan. Population: Geography The sources of the Yama are near Atka and the Maltan river flows northwards to the west of the town. The Maymandzhin Range rises above the northern and eastern sides. Atka is on the same longitude as the Sydney, Australia, both lying on the 151st meridian. History It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1953. Climate Atka has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ... ''Dfc''), with cool, humid summers and severe to extreme winters. References Urban-type settlements in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atka Iceport
Atka Iceport, also known as Atka Bay, is an iceport about long and wide, marking a more-or-less permanent indentation in the front of the Ekstrom Ice Shelf on the coast of Queen Maud Land. Discovery and naming Atka Iceport was mapped in detail by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photographs taken by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949-1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver. It was named by personnel of the USS ''Atka'', under U.S. Navy Commander Glen Jacobsen, which moored here in February 1955 while investigating possible base sites for International Geophysical Year operations. Station Atka Bay is the site of Germany's Neumayer-Station III. Important Bird Area A 425 ha tract of sea ice in the bay has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 12,000 emperor penguins. See also * Ice pier * Erskine Iceport * Godel Iceport * Norsel Iceport * Bay of Whales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atka Island
Atka Island ( ale, Atx̂ax̂, russian: Атка остров) is the largest island in the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The island is east of Adak Island. It is long and wide with a land area of , making it the 22nd largest island in the United States. The northeast of Atka Island contains the Korovin volcano which reaches a peak of . Oglodak Island is located off Cape Kigun, Atka's westernmost point. The city of Atka, Alaska is on the east side of the island. The 2000 census population of the island was 95 persons, almost all in the city of Atka.Atka Island: Blocks 1085 thru 1100 and Block 1103, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau On December 5, 2008, |
Mount Atka
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