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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of southwest Alaska in the Rat Islands of the western Aleutians. In World War II it was occupied by Japan between 1942 and 1943.
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The game developers have based Skira, strictly, off of Kiska Island, which is located in the western end of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska and was involved in WWII.
WN.com - Articles related to US can define China as friend or foe 2010
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The game developers have based Skira, strictly, off of Kiska Island, which is located in the western end of the
WN.com - Articles related to US can define China as friend or foe 2010
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Pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) populations began to increase within three to four years following fox removal at Kiska Island and 20-fold increases occurred in guillemot numbers at Niski-Alaid Island within 15 years of fox removal [74].
Effects of climate change on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009
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In 1943, 1st Battalion RMR 13th Infantry Brigade became the core unit of the 16th Canadian Combat Team making the assault on Kiska Island.
Archive 2008-04-01 Dana 2008
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In the space of a single week, she and Gregorio had made their preparations, flown north to Alaska, and penetrated via Kiska Island in the Aleutian chain.
Deeper Jeff Long 2007
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In the space of a single week, she and Gregorio had made their preparations, flown north to Alaska, and penetrated via Kiska Island in the Aleutian chain.
Deeper Jeff Long 2007
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Skira is based directly off of Kiska Island, Alaska.
WN.com - Articles related to US can define China as friend or foe 2010
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I would like for my ashes to be poured into a party balloon, sealed, then cast into the ocean off the shores of Kiska Island with a radio tracking device attached to it so my relatives can track it's journey as it floats southward to the shores of Antarctica.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local User 2010
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The submarine reported heavy Japanese anti-submarine activity at the entrance to Kiska Island.
WWMT.com : News 2008
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