The island of Attu is on the western edge of the Aleutian island chain.

The largest of the islands are Amchitka, Kiska, and Semisopochnoi. Although nomadic elsewhere in Alaska, ptarmigan in the Aleutians are resident. Other worthwhile birds seen during the 1st 3 weeks or during my week, but not seen by … Rat Islands, uninhabited group of the Aleutian Islands, southwestern Alaska, U.S.

August 1943: A bugler sounds taps during a memorial service on Attu Island. May 21, 2018 - Explore barb2read's board "Attu" on Pinterest. Rats Jump Ship Rat Island was targeted because it was possibly the first island to be invaded by alien rats from a Japanese or Russian ship in the mid 1700s.

The islands are named so because rats were accidentally introduced to Rat Island in about 1780. Attu is the farthest island from the mainland in the chain stretching some 1600 miles southwest from Anchorage. May 30 will mark the 75th anniversary of U.S. forces recapturing the island …

Attu Island - Last Stronghold Today, Evermann's rock ptarmigan is confined to a single island, Attu, with an estimated population of 1,000 birds prior to the eradication of foxes there in 1999. Attu (Aleut: Atan) is the westernmost and largest island in the Near Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, and the westernmost point of land relative to Alaska, the United States, North America and the Americas.The island became uninhabited in 2010. Attu (Aleut: Atan) is the westernmost and largest island in the Near Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, and the westernmost point of land relative to Alaska, the United States, North America, and the Americas.The island became uninhabited in 2010. See more ideas about Aleutian islands, Attu island, Alaska. ... Mammals consisted of small Island Fox (very tame) and some rats. For announcements and the most current information, please visit the Aleutian World War II National Historic Site website.. They extend about 110 miles (175 km) southeast of the Near Islands and west of the Andreanof Islands. Contact: (907) 644-3505 Fees: $6-10 per day, free for veterans Access: Visitors must obtain a land use permit to visit privately-owned areas of Aluetian World War II National Historic Area. The name Rat Islands is the English translation of the name given to the islands by Captain Fyodor Petrovich Litke in 1827 when he visited the Aleutian Islands on a voyage around the world.

Separated from the Andreanof Islands by Amchitka Little Known Culture The culture of the western Aleutians (the Rat and Near island groups) is less well known than that of the eastern Aleutian islands. NPS.