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Amchitka

American  
[am-chit-kuh] / æmˈtʃɪt kə /

noun

  1. an island off the coast of SW Alaska, in the W part of the Aleutian Islands: site of U.S. air base during World War II. 40 miles (64 km) long.


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As of 11pm this evening Buoy 46071 south of Amchitka Island in the Western Aleutians has recorded seas to 41 feet🌊🌊!!

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022

A buoy off Amchitka Island measured an average wave height of 58.1 feet, or nearly six stories.

From Fox News • Jan. 2, 2021

Amchitka Island was mentioned repeatedly by the interrogators.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2014

That conclusion, by Wilfred P. Hasbrouck and Joe H. Allen of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is based on readings from magnetometers set up on Amchitka before Cannikin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Environmentalists filed suit in 1971 to prevent Nixon from conducting an underground nuclear test on Alaska's Amchitka Island.

From Time Magazine Archive