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North Cove of the island
Kagamil Island (Aleut: Qagaamila;[1] Russian: Кагамил), in the Islands of Four Mountains subgroup of the Aleutian archipelago, is 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north of Chuginadak Island and 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of Uliaga Island. It is 6.2 miles (10.0 km) in length and up to 3.1 miles (5.0 km) in width. The southern half of the island is dominated by the Kagamil Volcano, which has two summits: one is 2,930 feet (890 m) above sea level, while the other is lower at 2,260 feet (690 m).
Henry Wood Elliott discovered a cave on the island containing 13 native mummies.[2] Over 50 bodies were recovered by Aleš Hrdlička from 1936-1938.[3]
References
- ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
- ^ "A Tribe of Indians with Queer Speech Discovered in Alaska. FINDING OF THEIR MUMMIES". Sioux City Journal. April 5, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 19 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Aufderheide, Arthur C. (2003). The Scientific Study of Mummies. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81826-1.
External links
- Aleutian Islands - Kagamil Island at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
- picture of Kagamil Island