Akun Island
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Aleutian Islands | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 12 ′ N , 165 ° 34 ′ W | |
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| length | 23 km | |
| width | 16 km | |
| surface | 167 km² | |
| Highest elevation | St. Gilbert 818 m |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Akun ( aleutian : Akungan ) is an uninhabited island in the Krenitzin Islands and is one of the Aleutian Islands . The approximately 167 km² island is located east of Akutan and southwest of Unimak . The most striking elevation of the 23 km long and 16 km wide island is the extinct volcano St. Gilbert (818 m).
In 1928 the island became famous for a spectacular rescue operation by the American Coast Guard . This rescued all passengers and crew members of the sailor Falkland Star , which was shipwrecked in thick fog on the coast.
Today the island is home to feral cows.
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