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The Gibson Islands (ca. 52°56′45″N 173°16′15″E) are a group of small islands that extend for 0.3 mi into the mouth of Chichagof Harbor on the northeast side of Attu Island in the Aleutians West Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The islands were named in July 1855 by the North Pacific Surveying Expedition for Lt. William Gibson, USN, commander of the schooner USS Fenimore Cooper.

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[de] Gibson Islands

Die Gibson Islands sind eine kleine Inselgruppe in der Mündung des Chichagof Harbor auf der Nordost-Seite von Attu, der größten Insel der Near Islands in den Aleuten. Die Inseln wurden im Juli 1855 bei der North Pacific Surveying Expedition nach Lt. William Gibson, USN, Kommandant des Schoners USS Fenimore Cooper benannt.

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- [en] Gibson Islands

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[es] Islas Gibson

El grupo de las islas Gibson constituye un archipiélago de pequeñas islas que se extiende 0,5 km en la boca de la bahía de Chichagof, en la costa nororiental de Attu Island. Las islas fueron bautizadas así en julio de 1855 durante la North Pacific Surveying Expedition por el teniente William Gibson, comandante de la goleta USS Fenimore Cooper de la US Navy.

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[it] Isole Gibson

Le isole Gibson sono un piccolo gruppo di isole satelliti di Attu che fanno parte delle isole Near, un gruppo delle Aleutine occidentali e appartengono all'Alaska (USA). Si trovano all'imboccatura della Chichagof Harbor sulla costa nord-est dell'isola di Attu.

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