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Clam Lagoon. Adak Island has been the home to Aleut peoples since antiquity. Russian explorers in the 18th century also visited the island but made no permanent settlements. . During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army took control of two of the westernmost Aleutian Islands, Attu and Kiska, in the incorporated territory of Alaska, the first foreign enemy to occupy American soil since the ...
Adak is located on Kuluk Bay, on Adak Island, in the Andreanof Islands group of the Aleutian Islands Recording District, and in the 3rd Judicial District. It lies 1,200 miles (1,930 km) southwest of Anchorage and 450 miles (724 km) west of Dutch Harbor at 51.872° North, 176.636° West (Sec. 10, T096S, R195W, Seward Meridian ), [ 6 ] near the ...
Kuluk Bay also known as Khulukh Bay [1] is a small bay located at on the northeastern side of Adak Island, one of the larger Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Islands [1] [3] The bay is significant for its ecology, role in the Second World War, and various examples of contemporary military and administrative action regarding the bay.
Adak, Alaska, a town on the above island; Adak Airport, airport serving the town Adak Army Airfield, original name of the airport (1942–c.1943) Davis Army Airfield, a later name of the airport (c.1943–1950) Naval Air Facility Adak, a later name of the airport (1950–1997) Adak Region School District serving the town
Adak, Alaska is a city on Adak Island, in the Aleutians West Census Area, southwestern Alaska The main article for this category is Adak, Alaska . Pages in category "Adak, Alaska"
Gold was discovered in placer deposits in the district in 1901. About 350,000 ounces of placer gold have been won from the area, perhaps 85% of it from near Wiseman. Mining continues today in the district. Much of the district is underlain by bedded Paleozoic rocks, a schist belt extends along the southern foothills of the Brooks Range.
The establishment of Adak Army Airfield (Code Name A-2, also "Longview") on 30 August 1942 gave the United States Army Air Forces a forward base to attack the Japanese forces on Kiska Island. The landing was made in a storm and within a week additional forces, including the 807th Engineer Aviation Battalion were landed on the island at Kuhluk Bay.
Andrew Lake is a lake on Adak Island, part of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. It is a part of the Adak Naval Air Station and lies between Mount Adagdak and Mount Moffett . The lake is separated from the Bering Sea by a seawall .