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The Aleutian Basin, the ocean floor north of the Aleutian arc, is the remainder of the Kula Plate that was trapped when volcanism and subduction jumped south to its current location at c. 56 Ma. [8] The Aleutian island arc formed in the Early Eocene (55–50 Ma ) when the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the North American Plate began.
English: This is a physical map to show the location of the Aleutian Islands between North America and Asia, between the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea Français : Ceci est une carte physique montrant l'emplacement des îles Aléoutiennes entre l'Amérique du Nord et l'Asie, entre l'océan Pacifique et la mer de Béring)
Map of the western Aleutian Islands, showing the Near Islands on the left: Attu Island (1), Agattu Island (2), Alaid Island (3), Nizki Island (4), and Shemya Island (5). The Near Islands or Sasignan Islands (Aleut: Sasignan tanangin, [1] Russian: Ближние острова) are a group of American islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, between the Russian Commander Islands ...
Akutan (/ ˈ æ k uː t æ n / AK-oo-tan, Aleut: Achan-ingiiga [5]) is a city on Akutan Island in the Aleutians East Borough of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, United States. The population was 1,589 at the 2020 census, up from 1,027 in 2010, [6] making it the 4th fastest-growing city of the decade in Alaska. Akutan Harbor is adjacent.
Unalaska (Aleut: Nawan-Alaxsxa, [1] Russian: Уналашка) is a volcanic island in the Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in the US state of Alaska located at . The island has a land area of 1,051 square miles (2,720 km 2). It measures 79.4 mi (127.8 km) long and 34.7 mi (55.8 km) wide.
The "Peace Monument" on Attu Island. Aleutians West Census Area (Russian: Западные Алеутские острова) is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska.
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), [5] near the Russian end of the arc that makes up this volcanic ...
Dutch Harbor is located within the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, more precisely on Amaknak Island in the Fox Islands. A mile-long spit extending from the northeast end of Amaknak Island makes Dutch Harbor a natural port, protecting ships from the waves and currents of the Bering Sea , although winds off the Bering Sea have tossed shipments from ...