Rootok Island
Rootok Island (also called Aektok, Aiaktak, Ouektock, Aiaiepta, Veniaminof, or Goloi (alt: Goly; "bare") is the smallest member of the Krenitzin Islands

Krenitzin Islands

The Krenitzin Islands are a group of small islands located in the eastern portion of the Fox Islands group of the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The Krenitizins are situated between Unalaska Island to the southwest and Unimak Island to the northeast...

, a subgroup of the Fox Islands

Fox Islands (Alaska)

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 in the eastern Aleutian Islands in Alaska

Alaska

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, United States

United States

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. The island's common spelling of Rooktok appears to have arisen from Aektok. Deviations in compass

Compass

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 readings of up to 3 degrees from normal have been observed off the island's north-western side. The island was set aside to house a lighthouse

Lighthouse

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on January 4, 1901; though no navigation aids were ever constructed. The island is uninhabited.