Attu Island
Attu is an island in the Near Islands. It is one of the westernmost points of the U.S. state of Alaska. The island became uninhabited in 2010, making it the largest uninhabited island that is part of the United States.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,950 feet (900 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code ATU
- …was formerly known as “Attou Island”
- Description: island in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States
- Also known as“Ahtoo”“At”“Ataka”“Atako”“Atakon”“Atakou”“Atoo”“Atsuta”“Atta”“Attak”“Attoo”“Attoo Island”“Atux”“Ostrov Attu”“Otma”“Saint Abraham Island”“Saint Etienne Island”“Saint Theodore Island”
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
52.9025° or 52° 54′ 9″ north
Longitude
172.90944° or 172° 54′ 34″ east
UN/LOCODE
US ATU
Open location code
9V4JWW35+2Q
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aleut to Urdu—“Attu Island” goes by many names.
AtanAleut
جزيرة أتوArabic
ԱտտուArmenian
Islla AttuAsturian
Attu adasıAzerbaijani
АтуBelarusian
AttuCatalan
Attu IslandCebuano
阿图岛Chinese
AttuCzech
AttuDanish
AttuDutch
Attu IslandDutch
Insulo AttuEsperanto
AttuEstonian
Attu (Aleuudid)Estonian
AttuFinnish
Illa de AttuGalician
Νήσος ΆττουGreek
אטוHebrew
Pulau AttuIndonesian
AttuItalian
Isola di AttuItalian
アッツ島Japanese
애투섬Korean
جزیره آتوPersian
AttuPolish
АттуRussian
Attu IslandSerbian
АтуSerbian
AttuSlovenian
Attu IslandSlovenian
AttuSwedish
Attu, AlaskaSwedish
เกาะแอตตูThai
Attu adasıTurkish
АттуUkrainian
جزیرہ اٹوUrdu
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