Loaf Island
| Loaf Island | ||
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| Waters | Bering Sea | |
| Archipelago | Near Islands | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 50 '11 " N , 173 ° 12' 30" E | |
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| length | 680 m | |
| width | 315 m | |
| surface | 15 ha | |
Loaf Island is a small island in the Near Islands , a group of islands in the far west of the Aleutian Islands , Alaska . Loaf Island is located in Massacre Bay on the southeast side of Attu . It is located just 25 meters east of Barbara Point , which the Navy Cove in the north of the Pyramid Cove separates the south. It is 680 meters long, a maximum of 315 meters wide and measures around 15 hectares in area. It was named during the US Army occupation of Attu in World War II .