Segula Island
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Segula Island | |
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Segula Island: 9 |
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Elevation | 3,806 ft (1,160 m) |
Location | Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA |
Prominence | 3,806 ft (1,160 m) |
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Topo map | USGS Rat Islands |
Type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Segula Island (Chiĝulax̂[1] in Aleut) is an island in the Rat Islands archipelago of the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska. It consists of a Holocene stratovolcano.
Segula Island is three to four miles in diameter, and is located about 15 miles east of Kiska Island. The island supports a large auklet colony; one of only nine in the Aleutian Island chain.
[edit] References
- ^ Bergsland, K Aleut Dictionary Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1994