Kiska

Kiska (Aleut: Qisxa) is an island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. It is about 22 miles (35 km) long and varies in width from 1.5 to 6 miles (2.4 to 9.7 km). It is part of Aleutian Islands Wilderness and as such, special permissions are required to visit it.

History

Discovery (1741)

In 1741 while returning from his second voyage at sea during the Great Northern Expedition, Danish-born Russian explorer Vitus Bering discovered most of the Aleutian Islands, including Kiska. Georg Wilhelm Steller, a naturalist-physician aboard Bering's ship, wrote:

Early history (1741–1939)

Kiska, and the other Rat Islands, were reached by independent Russian traders in the 1750s. After the initial exploitation of the sea otter population, Russians rarely visited the island as interest shifted further east. Years would frequently pass without a single ship landing.

Starting in 1775, Kiska, the Aleutian Islands, and mainland Alaska became fur trading outposts for the Russian-American Company managed by Grigory Shelekhov.

Kiska (disambiguation)

Kiska is an island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.

Kiska may also refer to:

KISKA

KISKA was established in 1990 by Gerald Kiska as a one-man-business in Salzburg, Austria and is Austria’s largest independent design company

As a consultancy, KISKA works with its clients to create designs that reinforce brands. The company’s services include consulting, design and communication. Clients include Atomic, Bajaj, Siemens, Hilti, Kettler, KTM, AKG Acoustics, Osram, Swarovski Optik. Most designs are made for the consumer goods market, industrial goods market and the automotive industry.

The company’s USP lies in the creation of design solutions on the basis of brand and design. The designers create consistent brand appearances for clients.

History

The company was founded in 1990 as a one-man-business and grew in 20 years to the biggest design company in Austria. KISKA has a global portfolio of clients and is planning on expanding internationally to the USA and China. The company is headquartered in Salzburg.

First focused on Product Design, the scope of duties has grown to include strategy and brand services. The breakthrough was in 2007 with the design of the KTM X-Bow, the first car of the motorcycle producer KTM. For the design KISKA received the IF (International Forum Design Award) in 2009.