Amatignak Island ( ale, Amatignax̂;
russian: Амактигнак) is a member of the
Delarof Islands
The Delarof Islands ( ale, Naahmiĝun tanangis; russian: Острова Деларова) (ca. ) are a group of small islands at the extreme western end of the Andreanof Islands group in the central Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The Delarofs consist ...
(western
Andreanof Islands
The Andreanof Islands ( ale, Niiĝuĝim tanangis, russian: Андреяновские острова) are a group of islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska. They are located at about 52° North and 172°57' to 179°09' West.
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), in
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U ...
's
Aleutian archipelago. The southernmost point of Alaska is on this island, as well as the westernmost
longitude
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of Alaska, the
United States
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, and
North America
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.
The island is about long north-to-south, and about wide east-to-west. It is uninhabited. The nearest island is
Ulak Island
Ulak Island ( ale, Yuulax̂) is an island in the Delarof Islands subgroup of the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska.
Ulak is roughly northeast of Amatignak Island
Amatignak Island ( ale, Amatignax̂; russian: Амакт ...
about to the northeast.
References
Delarof Islands
Uninhabited islands of Alaska
Islands of Alaska
Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
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