Attu (Alaska)
Attu (aleutisk: Atan[1]) er den vestligste og største ø i den amerikanske øgruppe Near Islands i Aleuterne i Alaska, samt det vestligste punkt i Alaska, USA og Amerika.
Under anden verdenskrig var øen skueplads for slaget om Attu. Området hvor slaget fandt sted, er et nationalt historisk mindesmærke.
Øen har været ubebobet siden 2010, hvor kystbevogtningsstationen lukkede.[2]
Attu er omkring 56 kilometer lang og kilometer 30 bred, og har et areal på 893 km², som gør den til USA's 23.-største ø. De nærmeste øer vest for Attu er Kommandørøerne, der tilhører Rusland og ligger 335 kilometer væk. Øen ligger næsten 1.800 kilometer fra Alaskas fastland og 7.700 kilometer fra USA's hovedstad, Washington D.C.
Galleri
Satellitfotografi af Attu i 2000.
Bosættelse på øen i 1937.
Amerikanske soldater under slaget om Attu i maj 1943.
Japanske soldater i vinteren 1943.
Fredsmonumentet på øen i 2007.
Kilder
- ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
- ^ "Alaska Coast Guard says goodbye to its last LORAN station". KUCB News. Unalaska Community Broadcasting. 27. august 2010. Arkiveret fra originalen 19. november 2018. Hentet 4. oktober 2015.
Eksterne henvisninger
- Hjemmeside om Attu Arkiveret 27. januar 2006 hos Wayback Machine
- Red White Black & Blue Arkiveret 11. september 2017 hos Wayback Machine – Dokumentar om The Battle of Attu
Koordinater: 52°54′09″N 172°54′34″Ø / 52.90250°N 172.90944°Ø
Medier brugt på denne side
Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA Geocover 2000 Satellite image
Toshino Makino examines the Peace Monument on Attu Island July 11, 2007. Makino was sent to Attu as part of a Japanese delegation to identify the location of the remains of Japanese soldiers and ensure the titanium monument has not been damaged by the extreme weather of Attu Island. Other references for the memorial: U.S. Coast Guard Press Release 2007-07-17 SitNews, Ketchikan, Alaska, 2003-10-03
US troops navigate snow and ice during the battle on Attu in May, 1943. Public domain as Crown copyright lasts 50 years in Australia.
Attu village, Attu island, Alaska (USA), in June 1937.
Original caption: "Bleak, mountainous Attu had a population of only about forty people prior to the Japanese invasion. As yet there has been no word as to what happened to these people when the Japanese took over. This is a picture of Attu village situated on Chichagof harbour where much of the recent fighting took place. The tundra, with which the slopes of the hills are covered, may look easy to traverse, but its depth, two or three feet, makes walking difficult and tiring. In June or July, according to experts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, these slopes will be covered with flowers of which more than 100 different varieties may be found there. 1937 June."