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		Mount Shishaldin, Unimak Island, • 8,955 " Thunder Mountain (Pagromnaya), Unimak Island, 5,525 " Akutan Peak, Akutan Island, 3,332 " Makushin Volcano, Unalashka Island, 5,691 `, Bogosldva Volcano, 1,000 " Vsevidoff Peak, Umnak Island,.
		The principal peaks, volcanic and otherwise, with their estimated heights, are as follows : — Mount Calder, Prince of Wales Island, 9,000 feet.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /gc/mtfgc/12473/3240289.txt (174 words)

	AlaskaJourney.com / Paul Otteson / Alaska: Adventures in Nature / Alaska Travel
		Atka—Rugged, narrow, and long, the western end of Atka Island and most of Amlia Island to the east are part of the Aleutian Islands Wilderness.
		The town of Atka (population 97, 90 percent Aleut) is situated near a neck of land that separates two sheltered bays.
		North of this neck, the island swells to about 15 miles in diameter to accommodate 4,760-foot Mount Kliuchef with its splendid crater lake, and 5,030-foot Korovin Volcano, which rises from the north crater rim.
	www.alaskajourney.com /aleutians/other.html (312 words)

	Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond: Korovin Volcano
		Korovin Volcano is situated on the northern tip of Atka Island, on the northern rim of the ice-filled and heavily glaciated Atka Caldera.
		Atka Island has a native village at Nazan Bay, south of the caldera, with a harbor and landing strip with occasional service from Dutch Harbor (Unalaska).
		Thus access to Atka Island is much easier than most of the outer Aleutians, although any visit requires permission from the native village.
	www.skimountaineer.com /ROF/ROF.php?name=Korovin (188 words)

	mj95.html
		ATKA ISLAND, Aleutian Islands, 52o23'N., 174o09'W. Observers in the village of Atka on Atka Island in the central Aleutians reported a very strong sulfur smell on Monday, May 1, and, to a lesser extent, on Thursday, May 4 when they also observed a small plume-like cloud over Kliuchef volcano.
		Observers in the village of Atka on Atka Island in the central Aleutians reported a very strong sulfur smell on Monday, May 1, 1995.
		MOUNT VENIAMINOF, 56o 11' N, 159o 23' W. Residents of Perryville report steam rising a few hundred meters over the summit caldera of Veniaminof volcano this morning.
	www.aeic.alaska.edu /Seis/AVO/html/updates/mj95.html (1373 words)

	Atka - Bibliography
		Atka is separated from adjacent Amlia Island to the east by the 2-km-wide Amlia Pass.
		Atka sits atop the Aleutian Ridge, an ensimatic volcanic archipelago that separates Pacific oceanic crust south of the ridge from older oceanic crust north of the ridge that forms the floor of the deep Bering Sea.
		Atka Village, located at the head of Nazan Bay, is inhabited by a small population of Aleuts.
	www.avo.alaska.edu /volcanoes/volcbib.php?volcname=Atka&sort=title (4824 words)

	Alaska Volcano Observatory - Archived Information Releases - 2005-02-25 12:22:17
		Korovin Volcano on Atka Island, that occurred at approximately 7:00 PM local time (8:00 PM AST) February 23, 2005.
		light ash fall could occur on parts of Atka Island, including the village
		located in Atka village and provides some monitoring capability.
	www.avo.alaska.edu /activity/avoarch.php?releaseid=117 (947 words)

	Komandorski Islands -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Most of the Aleuts inhabiting Bering Island came from (Click link for more info and facts about Atka Island) Atka Island and those who lived on Mednyi Island came from (Click link for more info and facts about Attu Island) Attu Island.
		The islands consist of (Click link for more info and facts about Bering Island) Bering Island, (Click link for more info and facts about Mednyi Island) Mednyi Island, and two small islets.
		Today the population of the islands is about 2/3 Russian and 1/3 Aleut.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/K/Ko/Komandorski_Islands.htm (947 words)

	Lipan goes north to Alaska
		Lipan would make a monthly trip to the island of Atka to service the tiny Aleut Indian fishing village there.
		Atka was the site of a military buildup during WW-II and it was loaded with scattered abandoned military equipment.
		It was a big event on the island when the monthly visit occurred.
	usslipan.com /Tet_photos4.htm (1406 words)

	Atka, Alaska
		Atka is the furthest west civilian populated island in the Aleutian Chain, and the most isolated of the Aleut villages.
		The Island of Atka is located approximately 350 miles west of Unalaska, 90 miles east of Naval Air Station Adak, or 1,100 air miles southwest of Anchorage.
		Atka has a second class form of local government.
	www.apicda.com /city/atk/atkaak.htm (563 words)

	Daily Tide Table
		Atka Island, Atka Pass, east end - 2239
		Rat Islands, Gertrude Cove, Kiska Island - 2305
		Kell Bay, Affleck Canal, Kuiu Island - 1595
	www.duckcentral.com /daily_tideA.htm (563 words)

	Time in Alaska
		Time in Saint George Island Alaska - 99591
		Time in Saint Paul Island Alaska - 99660
		Time in Denali National Park Alaska - 99755
	www.brainytime.com /states/time_alaska.html (45 words)

	Mount Atka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Korovin Volcano is the highest point on Atka Island, in the Aleutian Islands chain, Alaska, USA.
		Korovin is a side vent to the main Atka shield volcano.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Atka (94 words)

	Komandorski Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Komandorski Islands or Commander Islands, (in Russian, Komandorskiye Ostrova) are a group of treeless islands east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, in the Bering Sea.
		Most of the Aleuts inhabiting Bering Island came from Atka Island and those who lived on Mednyi Island came from Attu Island.
		The islands received their name after Vitus Bering, who died there in 1741 after his ship St. Peter wrecked.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Komandorski_Islands (94 words)

	Atka - Bibliography
		Atka is separated from adjacent Amlia Island to the east by the 2-km-wide Amlia Pass.
		Atka sits atop the Aleutian Ridge, an ensimatic volcanic archipelago that separates Pacific oceanic crust south of the ridge from older oceanic crust north of the ridge that forms the floor of the deep Bering Sea.
		Atka Village, located at the head of Nazan Bay, is inhabited by a small population of Aleuts.
	www.avo.alaska.edu /volcanoes/volcbib.php?volcname=Atka (4829 words)

	Aleutian Islands
		Very Unique's ticket was for the island of Adak, which is later in the circuit than the island of Atka.
		The Aleutian Islands have a very interesting history, especially back in WW II when several of the islands were actually occupied by the Japanese.
		Amchita Island was one of the six stops and East Cape was one of the ports.
	www.ssqq.com /archive/logicpuzzle25.htm (523 words)

	people1.htm
		Most of the Aleuts inhabiting Bering Island came from Atka Island, and those who lived on Mednyi Island originated from Attu Island.
		It is the synthesis of the ancient culture of the Aleutian Islands and the culture of the Russian colonists and Creole population of Russian America.
		The pioneer settlers of the Commander Islands inherited the art of manufacturing leather boats, coats of bird skins and sea lion guts, and baskets and mats of grass from the traditional culture.
	home.comcast.net /~mishkabear/island/people1.htm (523 words)

	people1.htm
		Most of the Aleuts inhabiting Bering Island came from Atka Island, and those who lived on Mednyi Island originated from Attu Island.
		It is the synthesis of the ancient culture of the Aleutian Islands and the culture of the Russian colonists and Creole population of Russian America.
		The pioneer settlers of the Commander Islands inherited the art of manufacturing leather boats, coats of bird skins and sea lion guts, and baskets and mats of grass from the traditional culture.
	home.comcast.net /~mishkabear/island/people1.htm (305 words)

	Aleut
		Aleut is spoken from the Alaska Peninsula through Umnak Island and on Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands, on the Pribilof Islands north of the Aleutians, and on Bering Island.
		A third dialect, Attu, now extinct in Alaska, survives on Bering Island (one of the Komandor Islands) in a creolized form that incorporates Russian verbal inflections.
	www.flw.com /languages/aleut.htm (77 words)

	Aleut Research Project
		The DNA samples from the Aleuts of Bering Island are currently being analyzed, and preliminary results show that this recently established population does not contain any haplotype A mtDNAs, reflecting the unique history of this island population.
		It is likely that they settled the Aleutian Islands at this time, and continuously occupied the region up to the present, as there is no DNA evidence that the original Aleutian Island population was replaced by a more recent migration into the area.
		This chronology is consistent with archaeological evidence for the settlement of the Aleutian Islands.
	www.ku.edu /~lba/Aleut_Results.htm (668 words)

	Attu Island History
		Attu's best example of these abuses is a spit of land, near Massacre Bay, called Murder Point where, in 1745, a band of traders executed 15 Attuans for some unknown transgression.
		These people, the Aleuts, dispersed westward along the Aleutian chain culminating in the occupancy of Attu around 600 B.C. For centuries, Attuans survived winds in excess of 100 mph and long cold winters by living in grass-thatched dugouts called barabaras.
		Following their internment during WWII and the subsequent relocation to Atka, Alaska after the war, the number of native Attuans can be counted on one hand.
	www.uscg.mil /D17/loranattu/history.htm (357 words)

	The History of Atka, Alaska - ExploreNorth
		Atka is located on Atka Island, 1,100 air miles from Anchorage and 90 air miles east of Adak.
		Atka was burned to the ground to prevent Japanese forces from advancing.
		After the end of the sea otter hunting era in the late 1800s, Atka had no viable cash economy.
	www.explorenorth.com /library/communities/alaska/bl-Atka.htm (276 words)

	Finnish Place Names
		He is supposed to have visited the Andreanof Island group and spent two winters at Atka while correcting the existing hydrographic charts of this region.
		A moiuntain, 3,705 ft., on Etolin Island, 2.5 miles W of Canoe Passage and 32 miles S of Wrangell, Alex.
		An island, extends NW-SE 32 miles, separated from Prince of Wales Island on W by Clarence Straight, 9 miles S of Wrangell, Alex.
	www.genealogia.fi /place/placeake.htm (276 words)

	The Daily News Online
		ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A volcano on Atka Island in the Aleutians erupted briefly, sending ash and steam to about 8,000 feet and making some residents nervous.
		People in Atka could get dusted if the volcano explodes, Waythomas said, but they were in no danger from lava.
		Several Atka village residents reported seeing a burst Wednesday evening from the 5,029-foot Korovin volcano that drifted east, followed by more steaming on Thursday.
	www.tdn.com /articles/2005/02/25/nation_world/news23.txt (356 words)

	COMBAT CHRONOLOGY OF THE US ARMY AIR FORCES
		Atka Island at 53-30N 174-20E; 2 near misses are scored on the freighter.
		Curacao, Lesser Antilles Islands with P-39s and P-40s.
		Islands; poor weather is encountered at Kiska, Attu, and Agattu Islands; a
	www.altus.af.mil /history/combat/combatsep42.htm (356 words)

	Shuttle images of ALASKA
		ATKA ISLAND: • • • • • • • • • • •
		PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
		ATTU ISLAND: • • • • • • • • • •
	rove.to /united-states/alaska (356 words)

	Moonrise and Moonset Times for Alaska
		Cape Utalug (4 miles west of), Atka Island, Alaska
		Steamboat Bay, Noyes Island, Gulf of Esquibel, Alaska
		Fords Cove, BC Forrester Island, Dall Island, Alaska
	www.thelunartimes.com /Alaska.aspx (356 words)

	Shuttle images of ALASKA
		ATKA ISLAND: • • • • • • • • • • •
	rove.to /united-states/alaska (611 words)

	Andreanof Islands -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The largest islands in the group are Adak, Amlia, Atka, Kanaga, and Tanaga.
		The Marshall Islands' nearest neighbors are Wake Island to the north, Kiribati and Nauru to the south, and the Federated States of Micronesia to the west.
		Islands are found in oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9007476 (611 words)

	Harbor and Sailing Nautical Charts--Shumagin Islands to Attu Island, Alaska
		Near Islands–Buldir Island to Attu Island (LORAN-C) Rat Islands–Semisopochnoi Island to Buldir Island (LORAN-C) Igitkin Island to Semisopochnoi Island (LORAN-C) Atka Pass to Adak Strait (Andreanof Islands) (LORAN-C) Plans: Kanaga Island, Kanaga Bay
		Unalaska Island to Amukta Island (LORAN-C) Islands of Four Mountains (LORAN-C) Inanudak and Nikolski Bays–Umnak Island
		Shumagin Islands to Sanak Islands (Alaska Peninsula) (LORAN-C) Inset: Mist Harbor
	www.waypoints.com /tradcharts/1-21.html (196 words)

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