Rat Islands

The Islands Council ( German " rats islands" ) are a group of islands of the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. They are between Buldir Iceland and the Near Islands in the west and the Amchitka Pass and the Andreanof Islands to the east. The largest islands of the group are from west to east: Kiska, Little Kiska, Segula, Council of Iceland or Kryssei, Khvostof, Davidof, Little Sitkin, Amchitka and Semisopochnoi. The total land area of uninhabited Islands Council is 934.594 km ². The islands are among other breeding colonies of Bartalken, the smallest after Zwergalk Auk.

The name of the Council of Iceland is the English translation of the name Captain Fyodor Petrovich Liitke the island group had been in 1827, when he visited on his trip around the world, the Aleutian Islands.

Because of its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, it comes here often to violent earthquakes.

Historical earthquakes

  • On September 9 1910, 01:13:18 UTC here an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale occurred.
  • On February 4, 1965 at 05:01 UTC here an earthquake of magnitude 8.7 on the Richter Scale, occurred. This quake caused a 10.7 m high tsunami on Shemya Iceland.
  • On March 30, 1965 at 02:27:03.4 UTC here an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale occurred. It was felt at Adak and Amchitka Iceland.
  • On November 17, 2003 at 02:27:03.4 UTC here an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred.
Buldir Island Segula Island Khvostof Island Davidof Island Little Sitkin Island Semisopochnoi Island Whiskered Auklet Least Auklet Fox Islands (Alaska) Krenitzin Islands Islands of Four Mountains Hawadax Island
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