Atka Island

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File:Atka Island reindeer and World War II aircraft.jpg

Atka Island ({{langx|ale|Atx̂ax̂}},{{cite book | first=K. | last=Bergsland | authorlink=Knut Bergsland | year=1994 | title=Aleut Dictionary |publisher=Alaska Native Language Center |location=Fairbanks }} {{langx|ru|Атка остров}}) is the largest island in the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The island is {{convert|50|mi}} east of Adak Island. It is {{convert|65|mi}} long and {{convert|2|-|20|mi|sigfig=1}} wide with a land area of {{convert|404.6|sqmi}}, making it the 22nd largest island in the United States. The northeast of Atka Island contains the Korovin volcano which reaches a peak of {{convert|5030|ft|m|0}}. Oglodak Island is located {{convert|3.4|mi|nmi km}} off Cape Kigun, Atka's westernmost point.

The city of Atka, Alaska is on the east side of the island. The 2000 census population of the island was 95 persons, almost all in the city of Atka.[https://www.census.gov Atka Island: Blocks 1085 thru 1100 and Block 1103, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska] United States Census Bureau

After the second World War, survivors from Attu Island were relocated 200 miles, to Atka.{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Mark |date=December 9, 2023 |title=Death of last surviving Alaskan taken by Japan during WWII rekindles memories of forgotten battle |url=https://apnews.com/article/alaska-attu-wwii-forgotten-battle-last-survivor-c1d2c340af82f8e41129b8f6efb30c9d |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=Associated Press}}

On December 5, 2008, President George W. Bush created the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. A crashed B-24 Liberator on Atka is one of the nine sites included in the monument.

As of July 2021 Atka is having a new modular medical clinic and quarantine shelter with a morgue being erected. This is through grants of the USDA and other parties such as native corp AHTNA & Whitley Manufacturing to serve the tribe.