Tanadak Island

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Tanadak Island
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Tanadak Island
Location on a map of Alaska
Geography
Location Bering Sea
Coordinates 51°21′15″N179°00′58″W / 51.35417°N 179.01611°W / 51.35417; -179.01611
Archipelago Delarof Islands
Area0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Administration
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State Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska

Tanadak Island (Aleut : Tanaadax [1] ) is an island in the Delarof Islands subgroup of the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska. The name was registered by Captain Mikhail Tebenkov of the Imperial Russian Navy in 1852. [2]

The island is about 800 meters long and is located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) west of Ulak Island.

There is another island in the Aleutian Island chain named Tanadak Island. It is located in the Rat Islands archipelago and is significantly smaller in area.

References

  1. Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
  2. GNIS Feature Detail Report for: Tanadak Island