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Akutan Island (Akutanax̂) - Mount Akutan volcano, city of Akutan (population 713 in 2000) Amak Island (Amax) Amaknak Island (Amaxnax̂) - population was 2,524 in 2000; Amukta Island (Amuux̂tax̂) Ananiuliak Island; Avatanak Island (Agutanax̂) Baby Islands; Bird Island (Kitnamax) Bogoslof Island (Aĝasaaĝux̂) - sanctuary for sea lions and ...
The Aleutian Islands (/ ə ˈ l uː ʃ ən / ⓘ ə-LOO-shən; [2] [3] Russian: Алеутские острова, romanized: Aleutskiye ostrova; Aleut: Unangam Tanangin, "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi aliat, or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, [4] Aleutic Islands, [5] or, before 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain of 14 main, larger volcanic islands and 55 ...
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 . As of the 2020 census , the population was 5,232, [ 2 ] down from 5,561 in 2010.
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
Attu (Aleut: Atan, [1] Russian: Атту) is an island in the Near Islands (part of the Aleutian Islands chain). It is one of the westernmost points of the U.S. state of Alaska. The island became uninhabited in 2010, making it the largest uninhabited island that is part of the United States politically. [2]
Its location in the east Aleutian Islands, which are themselves of uncertain linguistic origin; possibly derived from Chukchi word aliat ("island") 0.50 3,461: 6,985 sq mi (18,091 km 2) Anchorage: 020 (Consolidated city-borough) Unified Home Rule: 1964/1975: Anchorage Borough formed in 1964, merged with city in 1975 to form unified city-borough
Adak (/ ˈ eɪ d æ k /; Aleut: Adaax, pronounced [4]), formerly Adak Station, is a city located on Adak Island, in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 171, down from 326 in 2010. It is the westernmost municipality in the United States and the southernmost city in Alaska.
It comprises the westernmost portion of the Alaska Peninsula, and a small number of the Aleutian Islands, from which the borough name derives. Also included are the Shumagin Islands, as well as the Pavlof Islands and the Sanak Islands. In all, about 63.9 percent of its land area comprises land on the Alaska Peninsula, while 36.1 percent is on ...