Kiska Island

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World War II site island volcanic island

Kiska Island is a remote, volcanic island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain that was occupied by Japanese forces during World War II and became the site of the Allied Operation Cottage landing.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kiska Island canonical 3
Kiska 1
Kiska Island site 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site ⓘ
island ⓘ
volcanic island ⓘ
access by boat ⓘ
by small aircraft or seaplane ⓘ
administeredBy Alaska ⓘ
surface form: State of Alaska
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
currentStatus protected area ⓘ
uninhabited ⓘ
designatedAs National Historic Landmark ⓘ
hasFeature World War II ruins ⓘ
abandoned military installations ⓘ
foggy climate ⓘ
marine mammal habitat ⓘ
natural harbor ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
seabird colonies ⓘ
shipwrecks ⓘ
subarctic climate ⓘ
volcanic landscape ⓘ
hasVolcano Kiska Volcano ⓘ
highestPoint Kiska Volcano ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
Aleutian Islands ⓘ
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Pacific Ocean
notableFor hazardous unexploded ordnance ⓘ
intact Japanese and Allied military relics ⓘ
only U.S. soil occupied by Japan in World War II ⓘ
well-preserved World War II battlefield ⓘ
occupationEnd 1943 ⓘ
occupationStart 1942 ⓘ
partOf Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Rat Islands ⓘ
sovereignState United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
strategicImportance control of North Pacific sea lanes ⓘ
proximity to Alaska mainland ⓘ
usedFor battlefield archaeology ⓘ
historical research ⓘ
military operations ⓘ
wildlife refuge ⓘ
wasContestedBy Canadian forces ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: United States forces
wasOccupiedBy Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
wasSiteOf Aleutian Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form: Aleutian Islands Campaign

Allied amphibious landing ⓘ
Operation Cottage ⓘ
bombing raids by U.S. forces ⓘ
naval engagements ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Cottage → location → Kiska Island ⓘ
Aleutian Islands → hasMajorIsland → Kiska Island ⓘ
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument → hasPart → Kiska Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kiska Island site
Kiska returned to U.S. control → hasLocation → Kiska Island ⓘ
Battle of Kiska → location → Kiska Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kiska