 The other important islands are the Semichi Islands to their northeast, notable among which are Alaid, Nizki and Shemya.About 20 miles to the east-southeast from Shemya are small rocky reefs known as the Ingenstrem Rocks.The total land area of all of the Near Islands is 1,143.785 km² (441.618 sq mi), and their total population was 47 persons as of the 2000 census.