Hog Island
Hog Island is an island in the Aleutian Islands in Unalaska Bay of Unalaska Island.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Alaska, United States of America
- Also known as: “Ostrov Svinoy”, “Ostrov Uknodok”, “Ouknadok Island”, “Swinoi Island”, “Uknaadax”, “Uknadak Island”, “Uknadigax”, and “Uknadok”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Unalaska Airport and Holy Ascension Orthodox Church.
Unalaska Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tom Madsen Airport is a state-owned public-use airport in City of Unalaska, on Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Islands, off the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Holy Ascension Orthodox Church
Church
The Church of the Holy Ascension, also known as the Holy Ascension Orthodox Church, is a prominent landmark in Unalaska, the major community of the western Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska. Holy Ascension Orthodox Church is situated 2½ miles southeast of Hog Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Unalaska.
Unalaska
Photo: Sonya, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unalaska is a city on the Aleutian Islands of Unalaska and Amaknak. The part of the city on Amaknak Island is known as Dutch Harbor. It is the eleventh largest city in Alaska and has 4,400 residents.
Hog Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Aleutians West, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.90362° or 53° 54′ 13″ northLongitude
-166.57175° or 166° 34′ 18″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
925MWC3H+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 21476974OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5864069Wikidata ID
Q1623335
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Satellite Map
Discover Hog Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Aleut to Russian—“Hog Island” goes by many names.
- Aleut: “Uknadax”
- Cebuano: “Hog Island”
- Dutch: “Hog Island”
- German: “Hog Island”
- Italian: “isola Hog”
- Italian: “Isola Hog”
- Japanese: “ホッグ島”
- Russian: “Свиной остров”
- Russian: “Укнадак”
- Russian: “Хог”
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