Buldir Island is a small island in the western Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 4.3 miles long and 2.5 miles wide with an area of 7.4482 square miles. Buldir is farther from the nearest land than any other Aleutian Island. Its nearest neighbors are Kiska in the Rat Island group, 68 miles to the east, and Shemya in the Near Island group, 64 miles to t…Buldir Island is a small island in the western Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 4.3 miles long and 2.5 miles wide with an area of 7.4482 square miles. Buldir is farther from the nearest land than any other Aleutian Island. Its nearest neighbors are Kiska in the Rat Island group, 68 miles to the east, and Shemya in the Near Island group, 64 miles to the west. Buldir Island is uninhabited. It is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. It has been designated a Research Natural Area.