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The largest islands in the Aleutians are Attu (the farthest from the mainland), and Unalaska, Umnak, and Unimak in the Fox Islands. The largest of those is Unimak Island, with an area of 1,571.41 mi 2 (4,069.9 km 2), followed by Unalaska Island, the only other Aleutian Island with an area over 1,000 square miles (2,600 km 2).
Aleutian Islands. The Aleutian Islands —also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain of 14 main, larger volcanic islands and 55 smaller ones. Map. Directions.
The North Pacific Area extended west from the con-tinental United States, Canada, and the Territory of Alaska across the Pacific to the Asian mainland. Included within Nimitz’s North Pacific Area were Japan’s northern islands, the Kuril Islands, and, just 650 miles to the east, Alaska’s Aleutian chain.
As of 1 June, the US military strength in Alaska stood at 45,000 men, with about 13,000 at Cold Bay (Fort Randall) on the tip of the Alaska Peninsula and at two Aleutian bases: Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island, 200 miles (320 km) west of Cold Bay, and the recently built Fort Glenn Army Air Base on the island of Umnak 70 miles (110 km) west of ...
14 maj 2024 · The majority of the Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area is located on Amaknak Island, which is easily accessible from Unalaska Island and the major town of Dutch Harbor. There are many points of interest in the Historic Area; see the map for more details.
7 sie 2013 · It’s a once-in-a-lifetime adventure in a seldom-visited, remote area of our planet. By John CloeTen of us, including six intrepid Alaskans, recently completed the first commercial tour of World War II military sites in the Aleutians, organized by Valor Tours of Sausalito, California.
23 maj 2024 · Aleutian Islands, chain of islands that separate the Bering Sea (north) from the main portion of the Pacific Ocean (south). They extend in an arc southwest, then northwest, for about 1,100 miles (1,800 km) from the tip of the Alaska Peninsula to Attu Island, Alaska.
