Semisopochnoi Island

Semisopochnoi Island ( _ru. Семисопочныйndash "having seven hills"; Aleut: "Unyax" [Bergsland, K "Aleut Dictionary" Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1994] ) is part of the Rat Islands group in the western Aleutian Islands. The island is uninhabited and provides an important nesting area for maritime birds. The island is of volcanic origin, containing several volcanoes including Mount Cerberus. It has a land area of convert|221.673|km2|sqmi.

At 179°37' East, Semisopochnoi is arguably the easternmost location in the United States and North America, as it sits only 23 minutes west of the 180th meridian, and therefore in the Eastern Hemisphere.

References

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-transpose=N&-redoLog=false&-all_geo_types=N&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=100$10000US020160001001138&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Semisopochnoi Island: Block 1138, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska] United States Census Bureau