page_title: Commander Islands
hierarchical_section_title: Commander Islands
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Commander Islands and Southern Kamchatka (in russian) Русский: Карта Командорских островов и Южной Камчатки
context_page_description: The Commander Islands, Komandorski Islands, or Komandorskie Islands are a group of treeless, sparsely populated islands in the Bering Sea located about 175 kilometres east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. The islands consist of Bering Island, Medny Island and fifteen smaller ones, the largest of which are Tufted Puffin Rock, 15 hectares, and Kamen Ariy, which are between 3 kilometres and 13 kilometres west of the only settlement, Nikolskoye. Administratively, they compose Aleutsky District of Kamchatka Krai in Russia.
context_section_description: The Commander Islands, Komandorski Islands, or Komandorskie Islands (Russian: Командо́рские острова́, Komandorskiye ostrova) are a group of treeless, sparsely populated islands in the Bering Sea located about 175 kilometres (109 mi) east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. The islands consist of Bering Island (95 kilometres (59 mi) by 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)), Medny Island (55 kilometres (34 mi) by 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)) and fifteen smaller ones (islets and rocks), the largest of which are Tufted Puffin Rock (Kamen Toporkov or Ostrov Toporkov), 15 hectares (37 acres), and Kamen Ariy, which are between 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of the only settlement, Nikolskoye. Administratively, they compose Aleutsky District of Kamchatka Krai in Russia.
caption: Map showing the position of the Commander Islands to the east of Kamchatka. The larger island to the west is Bering Island; the smaller island is Medny.
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