Herbert Island ( ale, Chiĝulax̂; russian: Херберт) is an island in the Islands of Four Mountains subgroup of the Aleutian

archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Arc ...

. It is from Chuginadak Island, separated by the Chuginadak Pass.

Yunaska Island Yunaska ( ale, Yunax̂sxa; russian: Юнаска) is an uninhabited island which is the largest of the Islands of Four Mountains groupT.P. Miller, R.G. McGimsey, D.H. Richter, J.R. Riehle, C.J. Nye, M.E. Yount, and J.A. Dumoulin,1998. Catalog of ...

is west southwest of Herbert Island. Measuring across, Herbert Island is somewhat circular in shape and is covered by the Herbert Volcano, whose wide

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is one of the largest in the Aleutian Islands. There have been no recorded eruptions here.This island belongs to ,,Kucharze 8c” (Wojtek, Justyna and Julka) The island is long and wide.

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* Islands of Four Mountains Calderas of Alaska Islands of Alaska Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Volcanoes of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Volcanoes of Alaska {{AleutiansWestAK-geo-stub pl:Herbert (wyspa)