Buldir
- Landsat 7
- N-60-50_2000
The island of Buldir is one of the most isolated of the Aleutian Islands, lying in the broad (220 km) channel that lies between the Rat Islands (on the east) and the Near Islands (120 km to the west). Although located at a considerable distance west from the Rat Islands (100 km northwest from Kiska), Buldir is considered as being part of the Rat Island group.
Buldir is small, measuring 7 km in length and 4 km in width, with an area of around 20 km². The island is composed from two volcanic masses — the Buldir Volcano that forms the majority of the island and the East Cape Volcano that forms the northeastern portion of the island. The Buldir volcano rises to a height of 656 m — the islands highest point. The volcanoes of Buldir are extinct or dormant, there having been no recorded volcanic events taking place within historical times. Coastlines around the island are often steep and lined with tall cliffs.
Several million seabirds use Buldir as a nesting and breeding site, with 21 species breeding on the island. This makes Buldir one of the largest and most diverse of seabird breeding sites in the northern hemisphere.
image: landsat moasic at the applied sciences directorate, john c stennis space center
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