Atka Island

Atka Island is the largest island in the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, at 52°07′N, 174°30′W. The island is 80 km (50 miles) east of Adak Island. It is 105 km (65 miles) long and 3-32 km (2-20 miles) wide, and has a land area of 1,047.9 km² (404.6 sq mi). The northeast of Atka Island contains the Korovin volcano which reaches a peak of 1,533 meters.

The city of Atka, Alaska is on the east side of the island. A United States Air Force base, established during World War II is also on Atka Island. The 2000 census population of the island was 95 persons, almost all in the city of Atka.

Education

Atka is served by the Aleutian Region Schools.

The Yakov E. Netsvetov School serves grades K-12.

References

• Atka Island: Blocks 1085 thru 1100 and Block 1103, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau
• Walter, Eugene; Katherine Clark (2002). "The Arctic Circle", Milking the Moon: A Southerner's Story of Life on This Planet. New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-609-80965-2.  The author describes his three years serving on Atka as a military cryptologist during World War II.

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