Near Islands
The Near Islands or the Sasignan Islands are a group of volcanic islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, between the Russian Commander Islands to the west and Buldir Island and the Rat Islands to the east.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island group in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States
- Also known as: “Bliihi Islands”, “Bliinies Islands”, “Blijni Islands”, “Blijnies Islands”, “Blizhnie Islands”, “Blizhniye Islands”, “Bližnji otoki”, “Ilhas Próximas”, “Near”, “Plishnie Ostrova”, “Plishnie Ostrowa Islands”, “Qaxum Tanangis”, “Rat Islands”, “Sasignan Islands”, “Sasignan Tanangin”, and “ブリジニエ諸島”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Navy Town.
Navy Town
Locality
Navy Town is a formerly populated place in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. Navy Town is situated 3½ miles northeast of Near Islands.
Near Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Aleutians West, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.80056° or 52° 48′ 2″ north
Longitude
173.13167° or 173° 7′ 54″ east
Elevation
1,033 feet (315 metres)
Open location code
9V4MR42J+6M
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aleut to Ukrainian—“Near Islands” goes by many names.
- Aleut: “Sasignan tanangin”
- Armenian: “Մերձակա կղզիներ”
- Asturian: “Islles Near”
- Azerbaijani: “Near adaları”
- Bulgarian: “Близки острови”
- Catalan: “Illes Near”
- Cebuano: “Near Islands”
- Chinese: “尼尔群岛”
- Chinese: “尼爾群島”
- Czech: “Blízké ostrovy”
- Dutch: “Near Islands”
- Esperanto: “Sasignanoj”
- Finnish: “Nearsaaret”
- French: “Near Islands”
- Georgian: “მახლობელი კუნძულები”
- German: “Near Islands”
- Hebrew: “איי ניר”
- Italian: “Isole Near”
- Japanese: “ニア諸島”
- Latin: “insulae Proximae”
- Lithuanian: “Artimosios salos”
- Malayalam: “നിയർ ദ്വീപുകൾ”
- Persian: “جزایر نزدیک”
- Polish: “Wyspy Bliskie”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Near”
- Russian: “Ближние острова”
- Slovenian: “Near Islands”
- Spanish: “Islas Near”
- Swedish: “Near Islands”
- Turkish: “Near Adaları”
- Ukrainian: “Ближні острови”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Attu Station and Attu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Krasni Point and Sonom Beach.
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