Segula Island

Segula Island
Segula Island: 9
Highest point
Elevation3,806 ft (1,160 m)
Prominence3,806 ft (1,160 m)
Coordinates52°01′21″N 178°07′58″E / 52.02250°N 178.13278°E / 52.02250; 178.13278
Geography
Map
LocationAleutian Islands, Alaska, US
Topo mapUSGS Rat Islands
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltAleutian Arc
Last eruptionUnknown

Segula Island (Aleut: Chiĝulax̂[1]) is an island in the Rat Islands archipelago of the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska. It consists of a Holocene stratovolcano called Segula Volcano.

Segula Island is three to four miles in diameter and is located about 15 miles (24 km) east of Kiska Island. The island supports a large auklet colony, one of only nine in the Aleutian Island chain.

  1. ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.