Rat Islands
The Rat Islands are a group of American volcanic islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, between Buldir Island and the Near Islands group to its west, and Amchitka Pass and the Andreanof Islands group to its east.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island group in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States
- Also known as: “Ayugadak Islands”, “Kryci Iles”, “Kryci Islands”, “Kryci Isles”, “Krysi Islands”, and “Ostrova Krysiy”
Rat Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Aleutians West, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.78806° or 51° 47′ 17″ north
Longitude
178.30278° or 178° 18′ 10″ east
Elevation
335 feet (102 metres)
Open location code
9V3WQ8Q3+64
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Aleut to Ukrainian—“Rat Islands” goes by many names.
- Aleut: “Qax̂um tanangis”
- Asturian: “Islles Rat”
- Azerbaijani: “Siçovul adaları”
- Bulgarian: “Плъхови острови”
- Catalan: “illes Rat”
- Catalan: “Illes Rat”
- Cebuano: “Rat Islands”
- Chinese: “拉特群島”
- Czech: “Krysí ostrovy”
- Dutch: “Rat Islands”
- Finnish: “Ratsaaret”
- French: “îles Rat”
- French: “Îles Rat”
- Georgian: “ვირთაგვას კუნძულები”
- German: “Rat Islands”
- Hebrew: “איי ראט”
- Indonesian: “Kepulauan Tikus”
- Italian: “Isole Rat”
- Japanese: “ラット諸島”
- Korean: “랫 제도”
- Latin: “insulae Rattorum”
- Lithuanian: “Žiurkių salos”
- Macedonian: “Стаоречки Острови”
- Malayalam: “റാറ്റ് ദ്വീപുകൾ”
- Polish: “Wyspy Szczurze”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Rat”
- Russian: “Крысьи острова”
- Spanish: “Islas Rata”
- Turkish: “Rat Adaları”
- Ukrainian: “Щурячі острови”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Rat Islands”.
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Amchitka Island.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hawadax Island and Southeastern Cove.
Alaska: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Juneau and Anchorage.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.