Russo Daily
January 03, 2011
EARTH OBSERVATION
Semisopochnoi Island
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It is the "Island of the Seven Mountains, " or more precisely in Russian: "having seven hills." This uninhabited volcanic island is also an important nesting area for maritime birds of the North Pacific. Situated on the far end of the Aleutians, Semisopochnoi Island is simultaneously the most easterly and westerly point of the United States of America. Roughly 1,275 miles (2,050 kilometers) west-southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, Semisopochnoi lies near the 180-degree line of longitude, in the Rat Is ... read more

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