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1.The Aleutian Islands
The volcanic Aleutian Islands stretch far from North America into the Pacific Ocean like stepping stones to Asia.
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2.Aleutian Islands | History, Climate, & Facts
Aleutian Islands, chain of small 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, U.S. The Aleutians occupy a total area of 6,821 square miles (17,666 square km). The archipelago consists of 14 large islands, some 55 smaller islands, and innumerable islets. Nearly all of them are part of the U.S. state of Alaska. The major island groups from east to west are the Fox Islands, the Islands
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3.History |
This text is a condensed version of “Unangax̂: Coastal People of Far Southwestern Alaska,” a chapter by Douglas W. Veltre to be published in Alaska’s First Peoples by Kendall Hunt Publishing. Dr. Douglas Veltre is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Anchorage, where he has worked since 1974. His primary interests are the history and culture of the Aleut/Unangan people, and he has conducted archaeological and ethnohistorical research in the Aleutian and Pribilof islands since 1971. Dr. Veltre’s largest projects have been on Umnak, Atka, Unalaska, St. George, and St. Paul islands. He has also served as an advisor to local and regional Aleut groups on matters relating to archaeology, history, and repatriation. He is currently a member of the Alaska Historical Commission and is a past chair of the Anthropology Department and a past president of the Alaska Anthropological Association. Dr. Veltre can be reached at dwveltre@uaa.alaska.edu. Introduction The Aleutian Islands region of southwestern Alaska is dominated by volcanic peaks, rugged coastlines, powerful oceans, and severe weather. It is also one with rich resources, so varied and abundant that people have thrived in the area for almost 10,000 years. The Native people of the greater Aleutian Islands region refer to themselves by two names, Unangax̂ and Aleut, the former in their own language, Unangam tunuu, and the latter a name applied only after foreigners first came to the region in the mid-1700s. Population and Territory It is impossible to know precisely how many Unangax̂ lived in the region before the arrival of Russians and other non-Natives beginning in the mid-1700s. When insights from Unangax oral history, archaeology, and early Russian period documents are combined, it is likely that about 12-15 thousand Unangax occupied a territory that included the western end of the Alaska […]
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4.How Did The Aleutian Islands Form - Micro B Life
How Did The Aleutian Islands Form? In southwestern Alaska those two plates meet head on and the Pacific plate sinks beneath the North American plate. ... Read more
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5.Aleutian Islands - New World Encyclopedia
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6.Aleutian Islands - Geology Page
The trench gives rise to the island arc Aleutian Islands where it runs through the open sea. The trench extends for 3,400 km from a triple junction in th
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7.Aleutian Islands
Formerly referred to as the Catherine Archipelago, the Aleutian Islands are a chain of volcanic islands, a major portion of which belongs to Alaska.
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8.Battle Of The Aleutian Islands
In the Battle of the Aleutian Islands (June 1942-August 1943) during World War II (1939-45), U.S. troops fought to remove Japanese garrisons established on a
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9.History And Culture - Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area (U.S. National Park Service)