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Kiska (Aleut: Qisxa) is an island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska located at 51°57′51″N 177°27′36″E / 51.96417°N 177.46°E / 51.96417; 177.46Coordinates: 51°57′51″N 177°27′36″E / 51.96417°N 177.46°E / 51.96417; 177.46. It is about 22 miles (35 km) long and varies in width from 1.5 to 6 miles (2.4 to 9.7 km)
In 1741 while returning from his second voyage at sea during the Great Northern Expedition, Danish-born Russian explorer Vitus Bering discovered most of the Aleutian Islands, including Kiska. Georg Wilhelm Steller, a naturalist-physician aboard Bering's ship, wrote:
On 25 October 1741 we had very clear weather and sunshine, but even so it hailed at various times in the afternoon. We were surprised in the morning to discover a large tall island at 51° to the north of us.
Starting in 1775, Kiska, the Aleutian Islands, and mainland Alaska became fur trading outposts for the Russian-American Company managed by Grigory Shelikhov.
In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska with the Russian Empire. Kiska was included in the purchase.
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