Amak Island
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| Waters | Bering Sea | |
| Archipelago | Fox Islands | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 25 '2 " N , 163 ° 8' 58" W | |
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| surface | 15 km² | |
| Highest elevation |
Mount Amak 488 m |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
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Amak Island is the easternmost island of the Aleutian Islands and belongs to the Fox Islands (Alaska) . It is north of the western tip of the Alaska Peninsula and northwest of Cold Bay .
The volcanic island with an area of 15 km² reaches a height of 488 m. The highest point is the stratovolcano Mount Amak .
Web links
- Amak Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- Amak Island in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Description of Amak the Alaska Volcano Observatory (English)