Herbert Island

Herbert Island

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Herbert Island (Chiĝulax̂ [Bergsland, K "Aleut Dictionary" Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1994] in Aleut) is an island in the Islands of Four Mountains subgroup of the Aleutian archipelago. It is convert|5|km from Chuginadak Island, separated by the Chuginadak Pass. Yunaska Island is convert|25|km southeast of Herbert Island.Measuring convert|10|km across, Herbert Island is somewhat circular in shape and is covered by the convert|1280|m|ft Herbert Volcano, whose two km wide caldera is one of the largest in the Aleutian Islands. There have been no recorded eruptions here.

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External links

* [http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/aleutian/herbert.htm Aleutian Islands - Herbert Island]


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