Kiska

Also known as Kiska Island

thumb|250px|right|Map of the western Aleutian Islands. Kiska is shown as Island #7; [[Attu Island is shown as Island #1.]]

Key facts

Islands.name: Kiska
Islands.image_name: KiskaMap.jpg
Islands.image_caption: A topographical map of Kiska
Islands.image_size: 250px
Islands.native_name: Qisxa
Islands.native_name_link: Aleut language
Islands.archipelago: Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands
Islands.area_sqmi: 107.22
Islands.length_mi: 22
Islands.width_mi: 1.5
Islands.width_footnotes:  - 
Islands.highest_mount: Kiska Volcano
Islands.elevation_ft: 4,004
Islands.country: United States
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: State
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Alaska
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Census Area
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Aleutians West Census Area

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Wikidata facts

Population: 0
Area: 277.698
Elevation: 4004
Image: Kiska Island volcano.jpg
Width: 9.7
Length: 22

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Commons category: Kiska Island
native label: Kiska Island

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History
European discovery (1741)
After discovery (1741–1939)
World War II (1939–1945)
Since World War II
In fiction
Kiska Volcano
See also
References
External links

thumb|250px|right|Map of the western Aleutian Islands. Kiska is shown as Island #7; [[Attu Island is shown as Island #1.]]

Kiska (, ) is one of the Rat Islands, a group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. It is about long and varies in width from . It is part of Aleutian Islands Wilderness and as such, special permission is required to visit it. The island has no permanent population.