Tanadak Island (Rat Islands)
| Tanadak Island | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Aleutian Islands | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 56 '48 " N , 177 ° 47' 4" E | |
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| length | 480 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Tanadak Island is an uninhabited island in the Rat Islands , part of the Aleutian Islands .
The island is located about 5 km east of Little Kiska Island and 12 km east of Kiska Island .
In 1852 the island was first recorded on the nautical charts by Michail Tebenkow . The Aleut name Tanadak indicates that the island was used as a burial site.