Sarana Valley
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Sarana Valley is a valley
in the mountain
s of northeastern Attu Island
in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska
.
Together with Sarana Pass
, Sarana Valley leads from Sarana Bay
on the east coast of the island northward to Chichagof Harbor
on the island's northeast coast.
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
in the mountain
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
s of northeastern Attu Island
Attu Island
Attu is the westernmost and largest island in the Near Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, making it the westernmost point of land relative to Alaska and the United States. It was the site of the only World War II land battle fought on the incorporated territory of the United States ,...
in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
.
Together with Sarana Pass
Sarana Pass
Sarana Pass is a pass in the mountains of northeastern Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.Together with Sarana Valley, Sarana Pass leads from Sarana Bay on the east coast of the island northward to Chichagof Harbor on the island's northeast coast....
, Sarana Valley leads from Sarana Bay
Sarana Bay
Sarana Bay is an inlet on the east coast of the island of Attu in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.-References:*Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN -0-87779-5460-0....
on the east coast of the island northward to Chichagof Harbor
Chichagof Harbor
Chichagof Harbor is an inlet on the northeast coast of the island of Attu in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. It is named after Russian Admiral and polar explorer Vasily Chichagov.-References:...
on the island's northeast coast.