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Komandorski Islands

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Komandorski Islands or Commander Islands, Rus. Komandorskiye Ostrova, group of treeless islands, off E Kamchatka Peninsula, E Russian Far East, in SW Bering Sea. They consist of Bering Island, Medny Island, and two islets. These hilly, foggy islands often have earthquakes. Their inhabitants, Russians and Aleuts, are engaged in fishing, hunting, and whaling. The largest village is Nikolskoye on Bering Island.

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Commander Islands

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Commander Islands (Komandosrskiye Ostrova), Kamchatka/Russia Named after Commander Vitus Bering^† who joined the Russian Navy and died here.

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Commander Islands

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Commander Islands see Komandorski Islands , Russia.

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