Atka Island
Atka Island is the largest island in the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The island is east of Adak Island. It is long and wide with a land area of, making it the 22nd largest island in the United States. The northeast of Atka Island contains the Korovin volcano which reaches a peak of. Oglodak Island is located off Cape Kigun, Atka's westernmost point.
The city of Atka, Alaska is on the east side of the island. The 2000 census population of the island was 95 persons, almost all in the city of Atka.
On December 5, 2008, President George W. Bush created the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. A crashed B-24 Liberator on Atka is one of the 9 sites in the monument.Education
Atka is served by the Aleutian Region Schools.
The Yakov E. Netsvetov School serves grades K-12.
