The Cooper Islands (ca. ) are a group of small islands located 1.6 km (1 mi) off the northeast coast of
Attu Island
Attu ( ale, Atan, russian: Атту, link=no) is an island in the Near Islands (part of the Aleutian Islands chain). It is the westernmost point of the U.S. state of Alaska. The island became uninhabited in 2010, making it the largest uninhabite ...
, Alaska, United States. They extend 0.48 km (0.3 mi) into the
Bering Sea
The Bering Sea (, ; rus, Бе́рингово мо́ре, r=Béringovo móre) is a marginal sea of the Northern Pacific Ocean. It forms, along with the Bering Strait, the divide between the two largest landmasses on Earth: Eurasia and The Ameri ...
. The islands were named in July 1855 for the schooner
USS Fenimore Cooper by Lt. William Gibson,
USN
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.
Near Islands
Islands of Alaska
Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
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