Kagamil Island ( ale, Qagaamila; russian: Кагамил), in the Islands of Four Mountains subgroup of the

Aleutian archipelago The Aleutian Islands (; ; ale, Unangam Tanangin,”Land of the Aleuts", possibly from Chukchi ''aliat'', "island"), also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large vo ...

, is north of Chuginadak Island and south of Uliaga Island. It is in length and up to in width. The southern half of the island is dominated by the Kagamil Volcano, which has two summits: one is above sea level, while the other is lower at . Henry Wood Elliott discovered a cave on the island containing 13 native mummies. Over 50 bodies were recovered by

Aleš Hrdlička Alois Ferdinand Hrdlička, after 1918 changed to Aleš Hrdlička (; March 30,HRDLICKA, ALES ...

from 1936 to 1938.

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picture of Kagamil Island
Islands of Four Mountains Islands of Alaska Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska {{AleutiansWestAK-geo-stub