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Atka Island, Amlia Island,
and Aleutian Islands, Alaska, U.S.A. April 1993 The oval, snow-covered
northern peninsula of Atka Island, a cluster of severely eroded
stratovolcanoes and caldera, is part of the Aleutian chain known as the
Central Aleutian Islands. Korovin Volcano, near the northern edge of the
island, has the highest elevation on the island [5030 feet (1533 meters)] and
the most eruptive activity. Elongated, east-west-oriented Amlia Island to the
east rises only 2100 feet (640 meters) at its highest elevation.
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