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Aleutian Islands

Islands information
NameAleutian Islands
LocationPacific Ocean, Bering Sea
Total islands>300
Major islandsUnalaska Island
Administration information
United States
StateAlaska
Largest cityUnalaska
Administration information
Population8162 as of 2000
Ethnic groupsAleut

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The Aleutian Islands (-enəˈluːʃən; possibly from Chukchi aliat, "island") are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands, forming part of the Aleutian Arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, occupying an area of 6,821 sq mi (17,666 km2) and extending about 1200 mi (1931.2 km) westward from the Alaska Peninsula toward the Kamchatka Peninsula thus marking a line between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Gulf of Alaska. Crossing longitude 180°, they are the westernmost part of the United States (and by one definition the easternmost; see Extreme points of the United States). Nearly all the archipelago is part of Alaska and usually considered as being in the "Alaskan Bush", but at the extreme western end the small, geologically-related, and remote Commander Islands are in Russia. The islands, with their 57 volcanoes, are in the northern part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. The Alaska Marine Highway passes through the islands.

Physiographically, they are a distinct section of the larger Pacific Border province, which in turn is part of the larger Pacific Mountain System physiographic division.

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Alaska sues govt over fishing ban in Aleutians - FIS Tweet this news
FIS--Alaska is suing the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to try to overturn a rule meant to restrict fishing in the Western -Aleutian Islands-. ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:33:46 GMT+00:00
NOAA Restricts Fishing in Aleutian Islands to Protect Steller Sea Lions - EP Magazine Tweet this news
EP Magazine--NOAA's Fisheries Service issued its final interim rule to reduce commercial fishing for groundfish stocks in the -Aleutian Islands- in an effort to provide ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:45:57 GMT+00:00
Islands of Four Mountains - NASA Tweet this news
NASA--The picturesque, but snow-capped volcanoes, composing the Islands of the Four Mountains in Alaska's -Aleutian Island- chain look suspiciously like an alien ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:10:00 GMT+00:00
How Life on an Island Recovers After a Catastrophic Event - Softpedia Tweet this news
Softpedia--“The -Aleutian Islands- are a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, and destructive volcanic eruptions are a primary form of ecosystem disturbance in these ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:08:15 GMT+00:00
PSP and PCBs plague Bering Sea and Aleutian islands - Anchorage Daily News Tweet this news
Anchorage Daily News--Shellfish collected in some -Aleutian Islands- waters are too dangerous to eat, warns a group studying the toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:41:57 GMT+00:00
Travel advisory, be prepared for earth quake after shocks in Hawaii, Alaska ... - Examiner.com Tweet this news
Examiner.com---...- felt throughout the country in the past few days, most likely aftershocks from Saturday's 6.7 tremor that hit Alaska's -Aleutian Islands- on Saturday. ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:41:05 GMT+00:00
Alaska volcano shows signs of unrest - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Tweet this news
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner--by AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A volcano in the -Aleutian Islands- in southwest Alaska is showing signs of unrest. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says there was a ... - Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:24:25 GMT+00:00
Mount Logan deserves its due as tallest peak - Edmonton Journal Tweet this news
Edmonton Journal--Although not as high in elevation above sea level, the tallest mountain in North America is Mount Logan in the Canadian -Aleutian Islands-, the base of which ... - Date : Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:22:32 GMT+00:00
Feds threaten legal action over predator control - KTUU Tweet this news
KTUU--Fish and Game announced last week it will shoot some wolves on Unimak in the -Aleutian Islands- to protect caribou calving grounds. The federal agency says it ... - Date : Mon, 24 May 2010 23:31:55 GMT+00:00
In Alaska's far-off Aleutian Islands, a relic of World War II - Lexington Herald Leader Tweet this news
Lexington Herald Leader--ANCHORAGE, Alaska _ On Kiska -Island- in Alaska's faraway -Aleutian- chain, anti-aircraft guns still point at the sky. Rusting barrels aim for targets that ... - Date : Sun, 30 May 2010 20:16:41 GMT+00:00

State of Alaska

State capital: Juneau
TopicsGeography * Climate * Wildlife * History * People * Demographics * Transportation * Government * Music * Economy * Culture * Visitor Attractions
RegionsAleutian Islands * Arctic Alaska * Bush Alaska * Inside Passage * Interior * Kenai Peninsula * Mat �Su Valley * North Slope * Southeast * Seward Peninsula * Southcentral * Southwest * Tanana Valley * Yukon �Kuskokwim Delta
Largest citiesAnchorage * Barrow * Bethel * Dillingham * Fairbanks * Homer * Juneau * Kenai * Ketchikan * Kodiak * Kotzebue * Nome * Palmer * Petersburg * Seward * Sitka * Soldotna * Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) * Valdez * Wasilla
BoroughsAleutians East * Anchorage * Bristol Bay * Denali * Fairbanks North Star * Haines * Juneau * Kenai Peninsula * Ketchikan Gateway * Kodiak Island * Lake and Peninsula * Matanuska �Susitna * North Slope * Northwest Arctic * Sitka * Skagway * Wrangell * Yakutat * Unorganized
Census AreasAleutians West * Bethel * Dillingham * Hoonah �Angoon * Nome * Petersburg * Prince of Wales �Hyder * Southeast Fairbanks * Valdez �Cordova * Wade Hampton * Yukon �Koyukuk

RU US Islands in the Bering Sea

Adak * Adugak * Agattu * Aiktak * Akun * Akutan * Amak * Amaknak * Amatignak * Amchitka * Amlia * Amukta * Anangula * Ananiuliak * Arakamchechen * Atka * Attu * Avatanak * Aziak * Bering * Besboro * Bobrof * Bogoslof * Buldir * Carlisle * Chagulak * Chuginadak * Chugul * Derbin * Egg * Gareloi * Great Sitkin * Hagemeister * Hall * Herbert * Igitkin * Ilak * Kagalaska * Kagamil * Kanaga * Karaginsky * Kasatochi * Khvostof * King * Kiska * Koniuji * Kritskoi * Little Sitkin * Little Tanaga * Medny * Nelson * Nunivak * Oglodak * Otter * Pancake Rock * Poa * Rat * Rootok * Sagchudak * Samalga * Sea Lion Rock * Sea Otter Rocks * Sedanka * Seguam * Segula * Semisopochnoi * Sledge * St. Lawrence * St. Matthew * St. Michael * St. Paul * Stuart * Tagalak * Tanaga * Tigalda * Ugamak * Ulak * Uliaga * Umak * Umnak * Unalaska * Unalga * Unimak * Walrus * Walrus (Pribilof) * Wislow * Yttygran * Yunaska |



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