Hawadax Island

Hawadax Island is an island in the archipelago of the western in the U.S. state of . The island was formerly known as Rat Island until May 2012 when it was renamed Hawadax Island, which is an Aleut name meaning "entry" and "welcome".
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States
  • Also known as: “Agadak Island”, “Aiugadakh”, “Ajugadach Island”, “Ayougadakh Island”, “Ayugadakh Krysi”, “Hawadax Island, Alaska”, “Island aux Rats”, “Krissey Island”, “Kryci Island”, “Krysi Island”, “Krysii”, “Kryssi”, “Ostrov Ayugadak”, and “Rats Island”
  • Historically known as: “Rat Island”

Hawadax Island

Latitude
51.79833° or 51° 47′ 54″ north
Longitude
178.30833° or 178° 18′ 30″ east
Elevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)
Open location code
9V3WQ8X5+88
Geo­Names ID
4046063
Wiki­data ID
Q478203
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aleut to Ukrainian—“Hawadax Island” goes by many names.
  • Aleut: “Hawadax”
  • Azerbaijani: “Siçovul adası”
  • Catalan: “Hawadax”
  • Catalan: “Illa de la rata”
  • Cebuano: “Hawadax Island”
  • Chinese: “拉特岛”
  • Dutch: “Hawadax Island”
  • French: “île Hawadax”
  • French: “Île Hawadax”
  • German: “Hawadax Island”
  • German: “Rat Island”
  • Hebrew: “אי החולדות”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Hawadax”
  • Italian: “isola Rat”
  • Italian: “Isola Rat”
  • Polish: “Hawadax Island”
  • Portuguese: “Hawadax”
  • Russian: “Крысий”
  • Turkish: “Hawadax Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Хавадакс”

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Places to explore: Amchitka Island.

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Highlights: Rat Islands and Gunners Cove.

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