Herbert Island
For the island in Greenland, see Qeqertarsuaq (Herbert Island).
Location in Alaska
Herbert Island from Space
Herbert Island (Aleut: Chiĝulax̂[1]) 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) southeast 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 feet (1,300 m) Herbert Volcano, whose two km wide caldera is one of the largest in the Aleutian Islands. There have been no recorded eruptions here.[2]
The island is 8.95 km (5.56 mi) long and 9.14 kilometres (5.68 mi) wide.
References
- ↑ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
- ↑ "Herbert: Eruptive History". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
External links
- Aleutian Islands - Herbert Island at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
Coordinates: 52°45′11″N 170°07′10″W / 52.75306°N 170.11944°W
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