Montague Island (Alaska)
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Montague Island lies in the Gulf of Alaska at the entrance to Prince William Sound, Alaska. The island has a land area of 790.88 km2, making it the 25th largest island in the United States. As of the
Montague Island at low tide in 2010
An aerial photograph taken on November 16, 2010, showing erosion patterns in joint patterns of rocks on the shore of Montague Island, with large tide pools showing at the lower limit of low tide.
Attu Island
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Attu is an island in the Near Islands. It is one of the westernmost points of the U.S. state of Alaska. The island became uninhabited in 2010, making it the largest uninhabited island that is part of
Montague Island (Alaska)
…making it at that time the largest uninhabited island in the United States. Since then, the 2010 abandonment of the United States Coast Guard station on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, which at 892.8 km2 (344.7 sq mi) is larger than Montague Island, causes Attu to claim that title. Montague Island was named…
Attu Island
Attu village in June 1937
U.S. troops navigate snow and ice during the Battle of Attu in May 1943
The Second World War peace memorial on Attu Island