Council of Iceland
| Council of Iceland | ||
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| Waters | North pacific | |
| archipelago | Aleutian Islands | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 48 ' N , 178 ° 35' E | |
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| Number of islands | 13 | |
| Total land area | 934.594 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Rat Islands (German " Rat Islands ") are a group of islands in the Aleutian Islands in the US state of Alaska . They lie between Buldir Island and the Near Islands in the west and the Amchitka Pass and the Andreanof Islands in the east. The largest islands in the group are from west to east: Kiska , Little Kiska , Segula , Rat Island or Kryssei, Khvostof , Davidof , Little Sitkin , Amchitka and Semisopochnoi . The total land area of the uninhabited Council Islands is 934.594 km². On the islands there are among other things breeding colonies of bearded beeches , the smallest alken bird after the dwarf alkali .
The name Rat Islands is the English translation of the name that captain Friedrich Benjamin von Lütke gave the archipelago in 1827 when he visited the Aleutian Islands on his circumnavigation of the world.
Because of its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire , violent earthquakes often occur here.
Historical earthquakes
- On September 9, 1910 at 01:13:18 UTC , an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale occurred here .
- On February 4, 1965 at 05:01 UTC, an earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale struck here. This quake caused a 10.7 m high tsunami on Shemya Island .
- On March 30, 1965 at 02: 27: 03.4 UTC, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale occurred here. It was felt on Adak and Amchitka Island.
- On November 17, 2003 at 02: 27: 03.4 UTC, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred here.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anthony J. Gaston, Ian L. Jones: The Auks. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998, ISBN 0-19-854032-9 , p. 265.
- ↑ Earthquake of September 9, 1910. ( Memento of the original of April 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ↑ Earthquake of February 4, 1965. ( Memento of the original of February 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ^ Earthquake of February 4, 1965, tsunami. ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ↑ Earthquake of March 30, 1965. ( Memento of the original of April 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ↑ Earthquake of November 17, 2003. ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
