Attu Island

Attu is an island in the . It is one of the westernmost points of the U.S. state of . The island became uninhabited in 2010, making it the largest uninhabited island that is part of the United States politically.
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  • Type: 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”, and “Saint Theodore Island
  • Historically known as: Attou Island

Attu Island

Latitude
52.9025° or 52° 54′ 9″ north
Longitude
172.90944° or 172° 54′ 34″ east
Elevation
1,414 feet (431 metres)
IATA airport code
ATU
United Nations Location Code
US ATU
Open location code
9V4JWW35+2Q
Geo­Names ID
4045501
Wiki­data ID
Q758260
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aleut to Urdu—“Attu Island” goes by many names.
  • Aleut: Atan
  • Arabic: جزيرة أتو
  • Armenian: Ատտու
  • Asturian: Islla Attu
  • Azerbaijani: Attu adası
  • Belarusian: Ату
  • Catalan: Attu
  • Cebuano: Attu Island
  • Chinese: 阿图岛
  • Czech: Attu
  • Danish: Attu
  • Dutch: Attu Island
  • Dutch: Attu
  • Esperanto: Insulo Attu
  • Estonian: Attu (Aleuudid)
  • Estonian: Attu
  • Finnish: Attu
  • French: Attu (Etats-Unis)
  • French: Attu (île)
  • French: Attu
  • French: Île Attu
  • French: Ile d’Attu
  • French: Île d’Attu
  • Galician: Illa de Attu
  • German: Attu Island
  • German: Attu
  • Hebrew: אטו (אי)
  • Hebrew: אטו
  • Indonesian: Pulau Attu
  • Italian: Attu
  • Italian: Isola di Attu
  • Japanese: アッツ島
  • Korean: 애투섬
  • Persian: جزیره آتو
  • Polish: Attu
  • Portuguese: Ilha Attu
  • Russian: Атту
  • Serbian: Attu Island
  • Serbian: Ату
  • Slovenian: Attu Island
  • Slovenian: Attu
  • Spanish: Isla attu
  • Spanish: Isla Attu
  • Spanish: Isla de Attu
  • Swedish: Attu, Alaska
  • Swedish: Attu
  • Thai: เกาะแอตตู
  • Turkish: Attu adası
  • Turkish: Attu Adası
  • Ukrainian: Атту
  • Urdu: جزیرہ اٹو

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