Hammerhead Island
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Hammerhead Island is an 800-foot-long (243 m) island
in the Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state
of Alaska
. It is located at 52°43′29"N 174°02′39"E in the Semichi Islands
group of the Near Islands
of the Aleutians. It has been described in the Aleutian Coast Pilot as "the most prominent" of two islands in Shemya Pass, which separates Nizki
and Shemya
islands.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. It is located at 52°43′29"N 174°02′39"E in the Semichi Islands
Semichi Islands
The Semichi Islands are a cluster of small islands in the Near Islands group of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. They are located southeast of Attu Island and northeast of Agattu Island, near...
group of the Near Islands
Near Islands
The Near Islands or Sasignan Islands are the smallest and westernmost group of the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska.-Geography:The largest of the Near Islands are Attu and Agattu...
of the Aleutians. It has been described in the Aleutian Coast Pilot as "the most prominent" of two islands in Shemya Pass, which separates Nizki
Nizki Island
Nizki Island is an uninhabited island in the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located at , it is the middle island of the Semichi Islands group of the Near Islands. Flanked by Shemya to the east and Alaid to the west, three-mile-long Nizki is periodically joined to Alaid by a sand spit...
and Shemya
Shemya
Shemya or Simiya is a small island in the Near Islands group of the Semichi Islands chain in the Aleutian Islands archipelago southwest of Alaska, at . It has a land area of 5.903 sq mi , and is about 1,200 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.The Russian vessel Saint Peter and Paul wrecked at...
islands.