Staten Island (Aleutian Islands)

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Staten Island (Aleutian Islands)
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Aleutian Islands
Geographical location 51 ° 47 '47 "  N , 176 ° 47' 1"  W Coordinates: 51 ° 47 '47 "  N , 176 ° 47' 1"  W.
Staten Island (Aleutian Islands) (Alaska)
Staten Island (Aleutian Islands)
length 1.5 km
Highest elevation 60  m
Residents uninhabited

Staten Island is an uninhabited island in the Andreanof Islands , part of the Aleutian Islands . The approximately 1.5 km long and 60 m high island is located in the Bay of Islands of Adak Island .

The island was named after the US Navy Aleutian Island Survey Expedition in 1934 because of its similarity to Staten Island in New York State .

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