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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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”, “Plishnie Ostrova”, “Plishnie Ostrowa Islands”, “Qaxum Tanangis”, “Rat Islands”, “Sasignan Islands”, and “Sasignan Tanangin”
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. It is located on the southeast coast of Attu Island, on the western shore of Massacre Bay, and was named during the military occupation of the area in World War II. 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
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Satellite Map
Discover Near Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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: “Near”
- Esperanto: “Sasignanoj”
- Finnish: “Near Islands”
- Finnish: “Nearsaaret”
- French: “Near Islands”
- Georgian: “მახლობელი კუნძულები”
- German: “Near Islands”
- Hebrew: “איי ניר”
- Italian: “Isole Near”
- Italian: “Near Islands”
- Japanese: “ニア諸島”
- Japanese: “ブリジニエ諸島”
- Latin: “insulae Proximae”
- Lithuanian: “Artimosios salos”
- Malayalam: “നിയർ ദ്വീപുകൾ”
- Persian: “جزایر نزدیک”
- Polish: “Wyspy Bliskie”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Near”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Próximas”
- Russian: “Ближние острова”
- Slovenian: “Bližnji otoki”
- Slovenian: “Near Islands”
- Spanish: “Islas Near”
- Spanish: “Near Islands”
- Swedish: “Near Islands”
- Turkish: “Near Adaları”
- Ukrainian: “Ближні острови”
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Highlights include Krasni Point and Sonom Beach.
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