Aziak Island
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Aziak Island is a small island in the Andreanof Islands
group in the Aleutian Islands of southwestern Alaska
. The name "Aziak" is derived from the Aleut
word ha-azax - "ten," and in many books and charts published before 1920, it was often used to refer to Sledge Island
, located 930 miles (1,496.7 km) to the northeast off the Seward Peninsula
, or to a native settlement on that island. This practice apparently became rarer as the twentieth century progressed and today Aziak is used almost exclusively to refer the Andreanof-group island. Aziak Island is approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 km) long and reaches a maximum elevation of 190 feet (57.9 m). Very little is known about the island and it is uninhabited.
Andreanof Islands
The Andreanof Islands are a group of islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska. They are located between Amchitka Pass and the Rat Islands group to the west, and Amukta Pass and the Islands of Four Mountains group to the east, at about 52° North and 172°57' to 179°09' West. The islands...
group in the Aleutian Islands of southwestern Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. The name "Aziak" is derived from the Aleut
Aleut language
Aleut is a language of the Eskimo–Aleut language family. It is the heritage language of the Aleut people living in the Aleutian Islands, Pribilof Islands, and Commander Islands. As of 2007 there were about 150 speakers of Aleut .- Dialects :Aleut is alone with the Eskimo languages in the...
word ha-azax - "ten," and in many books and charts published before 1920, it was often used to refer to Sledge Island
Sledge Island
Sledge Island, or Ayak Island, is a small island in the Bering Sea. It is located from the southwestern shore of the Seward Peninsula, off the shores of Alaska.Sledge island is of volcanic origin and is only across. The highest point is...
, located 930 miles (1,496.7 km) to the northeast off the Seward Peninsula
Seward Peninsula
The Seward Peninsula is a large peninsula on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It projects about into the Bering Sea between Norton Sound, the Bering Strait, the Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound, just below the Arctic Circle...
, or to a native settlement on that island. This practice apparently became rarer as the twentieth century progressed and today Aziak is used almost exclusively to refer the Andreanof-group island. Aziak Island is approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 km) long and reaches a maximum elevation of 190 feet (57.9 m). Very little is known about the island and it is uninhabited.