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  2. Shemya - Wikipedia

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    Shemya or Simiya (Aleut: Samiyax̂ [1]) is a small island in the Semichi Islands group of the Near Islands chain in the Aleutian Islands archipelago southwest of Alaska, at It has a land area of 5.903 sq mi (15.29 km 2 ), and is about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska .

  3. Near Islands - Wikipedia

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    Map of the western Aleutian Islands, showing the Near Islands on the left: Attu Island (1), Agattu Island (2), Alaid Island (3), Nizki Island (4), and Shemya Island (5). The Near Islands or Sasignan Islands (Aleut: Sasignan tanangin, [1] Russian: Ближние острова) are a group of American islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, between the Russian Commander Islands ...

  4. Eareckson Air Station - Wikipedia

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    Eareckson Air Station is located on the western tip of Alaska's Aleutian islands near the larger island of Attu, lying approximately 1,500 miles southwest of Anchorage. The airport lies on the south side of the 2-mile by 4-mile island and is 98 feet above mean sea level. Shemya Island has been the scene of two major earthquakes.

  5. These undersea tunnels connect remote islands halfway between ...

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    Located in the North Atlantic halfway between Iceland and Scotland, the volcanic islands’ unspoiled scenery wows visitors. The two latest subsea tunnels are statement makers, too.

  6. List of rocket launch sites - Wikipedia

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    Space Centre Australia secured land for main site facilities for space launch, located 43km east of Weipa, close to RAAF Scherger in 2023. [90] Final approvals may come under Mokwiri Aboriginal Corporation. [90] Previously a Cape York Space Agency was established by the government to develop a facility for Ukrainian Zenit launches at

  7. Engineer Islands - Wikipedia

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    The eastern boundary of the Engineer group is marked by a crescent-shaped reef, on which the four low islands Hummock, Haszard, Button and Flat are located. [3] In the center of the archipelago there is a reef with a semi-enclosed lagoon. on it, the islands Powell and Pender lying on the western side while Messum Island is on the eastern side.

  8. Space Engineers - Wikipedia

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    Space Engineers is a voxel-based sandbox game, developed and published by Czech independent developer Keen Software House. In 2013, the initial developmental release of the game joined the Steam early access program. During the following years of active development, Space Engineers sold over one million units.

  9. Spacecraft cemetery - Wikipedia

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    The nearest islands are over 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi) away from the center. [1] [11] This location has been chosen for its remoteness and limited shipping traffic so as not to endanger human life with any falling debris. [1] Mir, a space station operated by the Soviet Union, and later by Russia, from 1986 to 2001. It was deposited in the ...