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Commander Islands
The Commander Islands or Komandorski or Komandorskie Islands ((ロシア語:Командо́рские острова́), ''Komandorskiye ostrova'') are a group of treeless, sparsely populated (about 600 people on 1,850 km2) Russian Bering Sea islands located east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. The islands consist of Bering Island ( by ), Medny Island ( by ), and fifteen smaller ones (islets and rocks), the largest of which are ''Kamen Toporkov'' ("Tufted Puffin Rock", , sometimes referred to as ''Ostrov Toporkov'') and ''Kamen Ariy'', which are between and west of the only settlement, Nikolskoye. Administratively, they compose Aleutsky District of Kamchatka Krai.
== Geography ==
The Commander Islands are the westernmost extension of the Aleutian Islands, most of which are part of the US state of Alaska, though they are separated from the closest US island, Attu Island, and the rest of the chain by . Between the two runs the International Date Line. The relief is somewhat diverse, encompassing folded-block mountains, volcanic plateaus, terraced plains, and low mountains. The geologic origins are long-extinct volcanoes on the edge of the Pacific and North American Plates. The highest point is Steller Peak on Bering Island at . The highest point on Medny Island is Stenjeger's Peak at .
The climate is relatively mild and maritime, with frequent precipitation (220–240 days/year). The cool summers are notoriously foggy.
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