Amchitka, Alaska Site Fact Sheet
Amchitka Island is near the western end of the Aleutian Island chain and is the largest island in the Rat Island Group that is located about 1,340 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, and 870 miles east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia. The island is 42 miles long and 1 to 4 miles...
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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc865426 2023-05-15T13:14:42+02:00 Amchitka, Alaska Site Fact Sheet United States. Department of Energy. Office of Legacy Management. 2011-12-15 3 pages, 423.37 KB Text https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc865426/ English eng United States. Office of Legacy Management. grantno: DE-AM01-07LM00060 osti: 1114509 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc865426/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc865426 61 Radiation Protection And Dosimetry 54 Environmental Sciences 58 Geosciences Text 2011 ftunivnotexas 2019-06-08T22:07:51Z Amchitka Island is near the western end of the Aleutian Island chain and is the largest island in the Rat Island Group that is located about 1,340 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, and 870 miles east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia. The island is 42 miles long and 1 to 4 miles wide, with an area of approximately 74,240 acres. Elevations range from sea level to more than 1,100 feet above sea level. The coastline is rugged; sea cliffs and grassy slopes surround nearly the entire island. Vegetation on the island is low-growing, meadow-like tundra grasses at lower elevations. No trees grow on Amchitka. The lowest elevations are on the eastern third of the island and are characterized by numerous shallow lakes and heavily vegetated drainages. The central portion of the island has higher elevations and fewer lakes. The westernmost 3 miles of the island contains a windswept rocky plateau with sparse vegetation. Text Aleutian Island Kamchatka Kamchatka Peninsula Tundra Alaska University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Amchitka ENVELOPE(178.878,178.878,51.567,51.567) Amchitka Island ENVELOPE(178.983,178.983,51.542,51.542) Anchorage Kamchatka Peninsula ENVELOPE(160.000,160.000,56.000,56.000) |
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Amchitka Island is near the western end of the Aleutian Island chain and is the largest island in the Rat Island Group that is located about 1,340 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, and 870 miles east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia. The island is 42 miles long and 1 to 4 miles wide, with an area of approximately 74,240 acres. Elevations range from sea level to more than 1,100 feet above sea level. The coastline is rugged; sea cliffs and grassy slopes surround nearly the entire island. Vegetation on the island is low-growing, meadow-like tundra grasses at lower elevations. No trees grow on Amchitka. The lowest elevations are on the eastern third of the island and are characterized by numerous shallow lakes and heavily vegetated drainages. The central portion of the island has higher elevations and fewer lakes. The westernmost 3 miles of the island contains a windswept rocky plateau with sparse vegetation. |
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