Shemya Island

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Shemya Island
Shemya aerial view
Shemya aerial view
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Semichi Islands
Geographical location 52 ° 43 '44 "  N , 174 ° 6' 44"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 43 '44 "  N , 174 ° 6' 44"  E
Shemya Island (Alaska)
Shemya Island
surface 15.289 km²
Residents 27
1.8 inhabitants / km²
main place Eareckson Air Station
Map of the West Aleutian Islands / 5 - Shemya Island
Map of the West Aleutian Islands / 5 - Shemya Island

Shemya: Cable Bowl, North Shore

Shemya Island is the easternmost and largest of the Semichi Islands , a subgroup of the Near Islands in the far west of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska . Shemya Island is separated from Nizki Island in the west by the Shemya Pass with the islets Hammerhead Island and Lotus Island and is located about 1,900 km southwest of Anchorage . The island's land area is 15.289 km². According to the 2000 census, there were officially 27 people on the island.

history

The Russian ship Sankt Peter und Paul was shipwrecked here in 1762, and most of the crew survived.

Since 1943 there are on Shemya the airbase Eareckson Air Station , originally Shemya Army Air Base called, with a 3 km long runway. The main tasks of the air force base are radar , surveillance , weather observation and the refueling of aircraft.

Climate table

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Shemya Island
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 1.0 0.7 1.6 3.3 5.1 7.2 9.5 11.0 10.3 7.4 4.0 1.9 O 5.3
Min. Temperature (° C) -2.0 -2.1 -1.5 0.2 2.1 4.3 6.8 8.3 7.2 4.1 0.7 -1.2 O 2.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 61 51 52 41 44 43 69 86 74 91 92 72 Σ 776
Water temperature (° C) 3 3 3 3 4th 5 7th 9 9 7th 6th 4th O 5.3
Humidity ( % ) 74 74 74 77 82 88 91 88 81 77 76 77 O 80
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1.0
-2.0
0.7
-2.1
1.6
-1.5
3.3
0.2
5.1
2.1
7.2
4.3
9.5
6.8
11.0
8.3
10.3
7.2
7.4
4.1
4.0
0.7
1.9
-1.2
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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g 		61
51
52
41
44
43
69
86
74
91
92
72
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: wetterkontor.de

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