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Atka Island

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[at-kuh, aht-] / ˈæt kə, ˈɑt- /

noun

  1. an island in the Andreanof Group of SW Alaska, in the central Aleutian Islands.

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Apparently anticipating a Japanese move east to Atka Island and northeast to the Pribilof Islands, the Army announced the evacuation of 550 natives to southeastern Alaska.

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