Shemya Island

Shemya or Simiya is a small island in the group of the chain in the archipelago southwest of , at. It has a land area of 5.903 sq mi, and is about 1,200 miles southwest of .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States
  • Also known as: Fhemya Island”, “Sabya”, “Samiyax”, “Shemea”, “Shemya”, “Shenya Island”, and “Simiya Island
  • Historically known as: Semitchi Island

Shemya Island

Latitude
52.72221° or 52° 43′ 20″ north
Longitude
174.11223° or 174° 6′ 44″ east
Population
27
Elevation
177 feet (54 metres)
IATA airport code
SYA
United Nations Location Code
US SYA
Open location code
9V4PP4C6+VV
Geo­Names ID
4046198
Wiki­data ID
Q2278066
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In Other Languages

From Aleut to Spanish—“Shemya Island” goes by many names.
  • Aleut: Samiyax̂
  • Asturian: Islla Shemya
  • Azerbaijani: Simiya adası
  • Catalan: Illa Shemya
  • Cebuano: Shemya Island
  • Chinese: 申雅島
  • Dutch: Shemya
  • French: Shemya
  • German: Shemya Island
  • Italian: Shemya
  • Japanese: シェミア島
  • Japanese: シェミヤ島
  • Persian: شمیا استیشن، آلاسکا
  • Russian: Симия
  • Russian: Шемья
  • Spanish: Isla Shemya
  • Spanish: Shemya
  • Spanish: Simiya

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