Eddy Island
| Eddy Island | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Aleutian Islands | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 49 '43 " N , 176 ° 53' 58" W | |
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| length | 800 m | |
| Highest elevation | 1 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Eddy Island is a small uninhabited island of the Andreanof Islands , which belong to the Aleutian Islands .
The island, about 800 m long and just above sea level, can be found on the west coast of Adak Island . Eddy got his name in 1934 from members of the American Aleutian expedition due to the strong ocean currents that can be found around the island.