Editing Commander Islands (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:txu-oclc-6654394-nn-58-3rd-ed.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Detailed map including the Commander Islands]]

The Commander Islands archipelago consists of 15 islands and is a part of a submarine volcanic ridge extending from [[Alaska]] to Kamchatka  dated by the beginning of [[Paleogene]] (60-70 million years ago).<ref name=nom/> The islands are the westernmost of the [[Aleutian Islands]], most of which are part of the US state of Alaska, and are separated from the closest US island, [[Attu Island]], and the rest of the chain by {{cvt|207|mi|km}}. Between the two runs the [[International Date Line]]. The relief is somewhat diverse, encompassing folded-block mountains, [[volcanic plateau]]s, terraced plains and low mountains. The geologic origins are long-extinct [[volcano]]es on the edge of the [[Pacific Plate|Pacific]] and [[North American Plate]]s. 

The highest point is Steller's Peak on Bering Island at {{cvt|755|m|ft|0}}.<ref name=nom/> The highest point on Medny Island is Stenjeger's Peak at {{cvt|647|m|ft|0}}. 

The archipelago lies at similar latitudes to [[Glasgow]] and [[Edinburgh]] in [[Scotland]], Southern [[Scandinavia]] and southern parts of the [[Alaskan Panhandle]].