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Derbin Island

Coordinates: 54°04′16″N 165°09′12″W / 54.07111°N 165.15333°W / 54.07111; -165.15333
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Derbin
Derbin is located in Alaska
Derbin
Derbin
Derbin Island in the U.S. state of Alaska.
Geography
LocationNorthern Pacific Ocean
Coordinates54°04′16″N 165°09′12″W / 54.07111°N 165.15333°W / 54.07111; -165.15333
ArchipelagoAleutian Islands
Length0.840 km (0.522 mi)
Highest elevation10 ft (3 m)
Administration
StateAlaska
BoroughFox Islands
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Derbin Island is located in the Krenitzin Islands, a subgroup of the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States.[1] Derbin is a small island (at 0.5 mi across) and is situated near the southwestern shore of Tigalda Island. It is measuring 840 metres (0.52 mi) long and 204 metres (0.127 mi) wide. It was named in 1935 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey because of its proximity to Derbin Strait, the channel between Avatanak and Tigalda islands. Derbin Strait, in turn, is derived from "Derbenskoy," the Russian name published by Father Veniaminov (1840).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Derbin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Derbin Strait". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

54°04′16″N 165°09′12″W / 54.07111°N 165.15333°W / 54.07111; -165.15333