Uliaga Island

Uliaga Island is the northernmost member of the Islands of the Four Mountains group in the of southwestern . 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.
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  • Type: Island
  • 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”, and “Uliagan Island

Uliaga Island

Latitude
53.06611° or 53° 3′ 58″ north
Longitude
-169.76667° or 169° 46′ west
Elevation
2,717 feet (828 metres)
Open location code
925G368M+C8
Geo­Names ID
5877146
Wiki­data ID
Q976414
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In Other Languages

From Aleut to Russian—“Uliaga Island” goes by many names.
  • Aleut: Ulaĝa
  • Azerbaijani: Uliaqa adası
  • Catalan: Ouilliaghui
  • Catalan: Ouliaga
  • Catalan: Uliaga
  • Catalan: Uliagan
  • Cebuano: Uliaga Island
  • Chinese: 尤利亞加島
  • Dutch: Uliaga Island
  • French: île Uliaga
  • French: Île Uliaga
  • German: Uliaga Island
  • Italian: Uliaga
  • Japanese: Uliaga島
  • Japanese: ウリアガ島
  • Russian: Улиага
  • Russian: Уляга

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