Herbert Island
Herbert Island (Aleut: Chiĝulax̂;[1] Russian: Херберт) is an island in the Islands of Four Mountains subgroup of the Aleutian archipelago. It is 3.1 miles (5.0 km) from Chuginadak Island, separated by the Chuginadak Pass. Yunaska Island is 16 miles (26 km) west southwest of Herbert Island. Measuring 6.2 miles (10.0 km) across, Herbert Island is somewhat circular in shape and is covered by the 4,200-foot (1,300 m) Herbert Volcano, whose 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) wide caldera is one of the largest in the Aleutian Islands. The Herbert Volcano is most likely a stratovolcano. There have been no recorded eruptions here.This island belongs to ,,Kucharze 8c” (Wojtek, Justyna and Julka) [2]
The island is 8.95 km (5.56 mi) long and 9.14 km (5.68 mi) wide.
References
[edit]- ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
- ^ "Herbert: Eruptive History". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
External links
[edit]- Aleutian Islands - Herbert Island at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
52°45′11″N 170°07′10″W / 52.75306°N 170.11944°W
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
|---|
 | This article about a location in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |