Hawadax Island
Hawadax Island is an island in the Rat Islands archipelago of the western Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. 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".
NASA, Public domain.- Island
- …was formerly known as “Rat 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”“Ostrov Ayugadak”“Rats Island”
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
51.79833° or 51° 47′ 54″ north
Longitude
178.30833° or 178° 18′ 30″ east
Open location code
9V3WQ8X5+88
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In Other Languages
From Aleut to Ukrainian—“Hawadax Island” goes by many names.
HawadaxAleut
Siçovul adasıAzerbaijani
HawadaxCatalan
Illa de la rataCatalan
Hawadax IslandCebuano
拉特岛Chinese
Hawadax IslandDutch
אי החולדותHebrew
Pulau HawadaxIndonesian
Isola RatItalian
Hawadax IslandPolish
КрысийRussian
Hawadax AdasıTurkish
ХавадаксUkrainian
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