Carlisle volcano on Carlisle Island
Carlisle Island is located in Alaska
Carlisle Island
Location in Alaska

Carlisle Island (Aleut: Kigalĝa;[1] Russian: Карлайл) is an island in the Islands of Four Mountains subgroup of the Aleutian archipelago. It is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) across the Carlisle Pass from Chuginadak Island and is 5.6 miles (9.0 km) northeast of Herbert Island. Carlisle Island has as diameter of 4.3 miles (6.9 km) and is dominated by the 5,280-foot (1,610 m) conical stratovolcano of the same name.

References

  1. Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.

52°53′43″N 170°03′09″W / 52.89528°N 170.05250°W / 52.89528; -170.05250



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