Atka Island | |
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Island | |
  Atka Island | |
| Coordinates:52°08′17″N174°26′43″W / 52.13806°N 174.44528°W /52.13806; -174.44528 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Archipelago | Andreanof Islands of theAleutian Islands |
| Census Area | Aleutians West Census Area |
| Area | |
• Total | 404.93 sq mi (1,048.8 km2) |
| • Land | 404.6 sq mi (1,048 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
• Total | 95 |
| • Density | 0.23/sq mi (0.091/km2) |
| ZIP code | 99547 |
Atka Island (Aleut:Atx̂ax̂,[2]Russian:Атка остров) is the largestisland in theAndreanof Islands of theAleutian Islands ofAlaska. The island is 50 miles (80 km) east ofAdak Island. It is 65 miles (105 km) long and 2–20 miles (3–30 km) wide with a land area of 404.6 square miles (1,048 km2), making it the22nd largest island in the United States. The northeast of Atka Island contains theKorovinvolcano which reaches a peak of 5,030 feet (1,533 m).Oglodak Island is located 3.4 miles (3.0 nmi; 5.5 km) off Cape Kigun, Atka's westernmost point.
The city ofAtka, Alaska is on the east side of the island. The2000 census population of the island was 95 persons, almost all in the city of Atka.[1]
After the second World War, survivors fromAttu Island were relocated 200 miles (170 nmi; 320 km), to Atka.[3]
On December 5, 2008,PresidentGeorge W. Bush created theWorld War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. Acrashed B-24 Liberator on Atka is one of the nine sites included in the monument.As of July 2021 Atka is having a new modular medical clinic and quarantine shelter with a morgue being erected. This is through grants of the USDA and other parties such as native corp AHTNA & Whitley Manufacturing to serve the tribe.
Atka is served by theAleutian Region Schools.
The Yakov E. Netsvetov School, named afterJacob Netsvetov, serves grades K-12. It is the only school of theAleutian Region School District.
52°08′17″N174°26′43″W / 52.13806°N 174.44528°W /52.13806; -174.44528
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