Uliaga Island
Uliaga Island is the northernmost member of the Islands of the Four Mountains group in the Aleutian Islands of southwestern Alaska. The island's name is probably derived from the Aleut place name ulaĝa, which is itself derived from ulaẍ - "bearberry." The triangular shaped island measures about 2.4 miles across and consists of a single stratovolcano cone that reaches a height of 2,913 feet.
USGS, Public domain.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,910 feet (890 metres)
- Description: island in Alaska, United States
- Also known as“Hulaga”“Kagalgin Island”“Kigalga Island”“Kigalgan”“Kigalgin Island”“Ostrov Chegulak”“Ostrov Ullyaga”“Ouilliaghui Island”“Ouliaga Island”“Ulaga”“Ulagan”“Uliagan Island”
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Latitude
53.06611° or 53° 3′ 58″ north
Longitude
-169.76667° or 169° 46′ west
Open location code
925G368M+C8
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In Other Languages
From Aleut to Russian—“Uliaga Island” goes by many names.
UlaĝaAleut
Uliaga IslandAsturian
Uliaqa adasıAzerbaijani
OuilliaghuiCatalan
OuliagaCatalan
UliagaCatalan
UliagaItalian
Uliaga島Japanese
ウリアガ島Japanese
УлиагаRussian
УлягаRussian
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