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Kiska

American  
[kis-kuh] / ˈkɪs kə /

noun

  1. an island in extreme SW Alaska, in Rat group, in the W Aleutian Islands: Attu lies to its W.


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Coast Guard patrol board encountered seven Chinese and Russian naval vessels cooperating in an exercise last year about 86 miles north of Alaska’s Kiska Island.

From Washington Times • Jun. 18, 2023

In 2021, the province found that there were problems with the theme park’s water system and ordered repairs for pools that house belugas, dolphins, walruses, sea lions and Kiska, court documents show.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada, has died, the Ontario government said late on Friday, adding it was informed of the death by the theme park where Kiska lived.

From Reuters • Mar. 11, 2023

Coast Guard cutter on a routine patrol near Alaska’s Kiska Island ran into a convoy of Chinese and Russian naval vessels, according to the Coast Guard.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

Kiska, who could read minds, had been the last led away by Korako, never to return.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor