Herbert Island ( ale, Chiĝulax̂;
russian: Херберт) is an island in the
Islands of Four Mountains subgroup of the
Aleutian archipelago
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. It is from
Chuginadak Island, separated by the Chuginadak Pass.
Yunaska Island
Yunaska ( ale, Yunax̂sxa; russian: Юнаска) is an uninhabited island which is the largest of the Islands of Four Mountains groupT.P. Miller, R.G. McGimsey, D.H. Richter, J.R. Riehle, C.J. Nye, M.E. Yount, and J.A. Dumoulin,1998. Catalog of ...
is west southwest of Herbert Island.
Measuring across, Herbert Island is somewhat circular in shape and is covered by the Herbert Volcano, whose wide
caldera
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is one of the largest in the Aleutian Islands. There have been no recorded eruptions here.This island belongs to ,,Kucharze 8c” (Wojtek, Justyna and Julka)
The island is long and wide.
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Islands of Four Mountains
Calderas of Alaska
Islands of Alaska
Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
Volcanoes of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
Volcanoes of Alaska
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