Aleutians East

Aleutians East, Alaska, United States of America
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Krenitzin Islands (Q195271)
item type: island group
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Krenitzin Islands (centered at ca. 54°10′N 165°35′W) are a group of small islands located in the eastern portion of the Fox Islands group of the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The Krenitizins are situated between Unalaska Island to the southwest and Unimak Island to the northeast. Named islands in the Krenitzins group include Aiktak, Avatanak, Derbin, Kaligagan (Qisĝagan), Rootok (Aayux̂tax̂), Round, Tigalda, and Ugamak. All of these islands are managed as part of the Aleutian Islands Unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The Krenitzins have a total land area of 61.596 sq.mi. (159.533 km²) and have no population.

USGS GNIS ID: 1412404

Round Island (Q751891)
item type: island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Round Island (Imlichin in Aleut) is a 0.1-mile-wide (160 m) island in the Krenitzin Islands, a subgroup of the Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located 0.5 miles (800 m) south of Ugamak Island at 54°11′58″N 164°46′33″W.

USGS GNIS ID: 1419144

Baby Islands (Q125557)
item type: island group
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Baby Islands are a group of small islands located about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) northeast of Unalga Island in the Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of southwestern Alaska. The group consists of five islands ranging from 980 to 3280 feet (300 to 1000 m) long and several smaller islets. The islands are uninhabited and none of them rise more than a few metres above sea level. Large numbers of birds, notably the whiskered auklet, nest on the islands, making them a frequent stop for nature tours in the area (the group is located only 21 miles (34 km) from Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island). However, the ocean near the islands is extremely hazardous for ships because of the shallow water and numerous rocks that lie just below water's surface.

USGS GNIS ID: 1418181

Poa Island (Q937581)
item type: island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Poa Island (also called Ostrov Tumannyi or Tumannoi; the native name in Aleut is Saduuĝinax̂) is an islet located about 0.99 miles (1.59 km) off the south coast of Akun Island in the Fox Islands group of the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The island is 0.62 miles (1.00 km) long and reaches a maximum elevation of about 200 feet (61 m) above sea level. It was named for a genus of grasses in 1888 by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries. Captain Tebenkov (1852) called it "Ostrov Tumannyi," meaning "foggy island."

USGS GNIS ID: 1419052

St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel (Q1550722)
item type: church building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel is a historic Russian Orthodox church chapel in Akutan, Alaska, United States. Now is Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America

NRHP reference number: 80000738

Derbin Island (Q915717)
item type: island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Derbin Island is located in the Krenitzin Islands, a subgroup of the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States. Derbin is a small island (at 0.5 mi across) and is situated near the southwestern shore of Tigalda Island. It is measuring 840 metres (0.52 mi) long and 204 metres (0.127 mi) wide. It was named in 1935 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey because of its proximity to Derbin Strait, the channel between Avatanak and Tigalda islands. Derbin Strait, in turn, is derived from "Derbenskoy," the Russian name published by Father Veniaminov (1840).

USGS GNIS ID: 1418489

Mount Westdahl (Q901182)
item type: mountain
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Mount Westdahl is a stratovolcano of the Aleutian Range, in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Isanotski Peaks (Q955807)
item type: mountain
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Isanotski Peaks or Isanotski Volcano, known locally as "Ragged Jack", is a multipeaked mountain on Unimak Island, the easternmost Aleutian Island in Alaska, United States. It is an old, highly dissected stratovolcano, lying about 10 miles (16 km) east of Shishaldin Volcano, the highest peak in the Aleutian Islands. Its height is also often given as 8,025 feet (2446 m).

Adamagan (Q482270)
item type: archaeological site
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Adamagan was an Aleut village, that at its peak was able to hold around 1000 people. This site is one of the largest sites in the ancient Arctic. The area has over 250 winter houses, summer houses, underground storage pits, and many more smaller structures.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Former populated places in Alaska
Scotch Cap Light (Q2590327)
item type: lighthouse
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Scotch Cap Light is a lighthouse located on the southwest corner of Unimak Island in Alaska. It was the first station established on the outside coast of Alaska.

Admiralty number: G6912

Cape Lutke (Q5034912)
item type: cape
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Cape Lutke is a headland on Unimak Island, the largest island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the southern central coast of the island.

Cape Sarichef Light (Q2503276)
item type: lighthouse
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Cape Sarichef Light is a lighthouse located on the northwest tip of Unimak Island, approximately 630 miles (1,010 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The most westerly and most isolated lighthouse in North America, Cape Sarichef Light marks the northwest end of Unimak Pass, the main passage through the Aleutian Islands between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean. When it was first lit on July 1, 1904, it was Alaska's second coastal lighthouse (after Scotch Cap Light), and the only U.S. manned lighthouse on the Bering Sea. Today, the lighthouse is automated, and the beacon is mounted on a skeleton tower.

Admiralty number: G6916

Ikatan Peninsula (Q20714502)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Ikatan Peninsula is the southeastern extremity of Unimak Island in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Cold Bay Volcano (Q3332032)
item type: stratovolcano
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Cold Bay Volcano is a 6,299 ft (1,920 m) stratovolcano at the southwest end of the Alaska Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Pavlof Islands (Q7155957)
item type: island group
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Pavlof Islands (Qudugin in Aleut) are a group of seven islands that lie south of Pavlof Bay on the Alaska Peninsula. They are part of the Aleutians East Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The islands include Dolgoi Island (Anganax̂six̂), Goloi (Atx̂uunux̂), Inner Iliasik (Iluuĝix̂ Ixsaĝdaaĝux̂), Outer Iliasik (Qagaaĝix̂ Ixsaĝdaaĝux̂), Poperechnoi (Kuyagdax̂), Ukolnoi (Kitaĝutax̂̂), and Wosnesenski (Unatxux̂). Dolgoi Island is the largest of these in area. They have a total land area of 206.265 km2 (79.639 sq mi) and are uninhabited.

Thornbrough Air Force Base (Q22058527)
item type: aerodrome
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Thornbrough Air Force Base is a former facility of the United States Air Force in Cold Bay, Alaska. Following its closure, it was redeveloped into Cold Bay Airport.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, Closed installations of the United States Army
Holy Resurrection Church (Belkofski, Alaska) (Q15224684)
item type: church building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Holy Resurrection Church in Belkofski, Alaska is a historic Russian Orthodox church.

NRHP reference number: 80000739

Sanak Islands (Q195068)
item type: island group
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Sanak Islands are a subgroup of the Fox Islands group of islands, located in the Aleutians East Borough of Alaska.

Shumagin Islands (Q81181)
item type: island group
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Shumagin Islands (Unangan: Qagiiĝun) are a group of 20 islands in the Aleutians East Borough south of the mainland of Alaska, United States, at 54°54'–55°20' North 159°15'–160°45' West. The largest islands are Unga Island, Popof Island, Korovin Island, and Nagai Island. Other islands include Andronica, Big Koniuji, Little Koniuji, Simeonof, Chernabura, and Bird. The total land area is 1,192.369 km2 (460.376 sq mi) and their total population as of the 2000 census was 953 persons, almost entirely in the city of Sand Point, on Popof Island.

USGS GNIS ID: 1412412

Flagstaff Hill (Q5457022)
item type: mountain
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Flagstaff Hill is a hill on Unga Island, Alaska, United States. Its name comes from the fact that there was a flagpole on the hill. The name may also be connected to the nearby Flagstaff Mine.

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (Q1676130)
item type: National Wildlife Refuge
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is the smallest of the National Wildlife Refuges located in the U.S. state of Alaska. It lies on the northwest (Bering Sea) coastal side of central Aleutians East Borough. Most of the refuge (300,000 acres) was designated as Wilderness in 1980 under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The refuge is administered from offices in Cold Bay.

website: http://izembek.fws.gov/; USGS GNIS ID: 1416043

Izembek Wilderness (Q9075819)
item type: wilderness area
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Izembek Wilderness is a 307,982-acre (124,636 ha) wilderness area in a coastal region of the U.S. state of Alaska panhandle, facing Bristol Bay. Located within the 315,000-acre (127,000 ha) Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, all of the land has been designated Wilderness, with the exception of that along a gravel road system and several private holdings. The area was designated wilderness in 1980 with the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.

USGS GNIS ID: 2035555

Mount Dana (Q6920354)
item type: mountain
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Mount Dana is a small stratovolcano of the Alaska Peninsula, United States, located northeast of Canoe Bay inlet at the head of Pavlof Bay. It was the source for a major eruption about 3840 years ago that produced a pyroclastic flow that filled valleys south and west of the volcano's crater and reached the sea at Canoe Bay.

Joshua Green River (Q17030294)
item type: river
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Joshua Green River is a stream, 15 miles (24 km) long, in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows generally northwest across the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge from its source in the Aleutian Range of the Alaska Peninsula into Moffet Lagoon, Bristol Bay, on the Bering Sea. The river's mouth is 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Cold Bay.

USGS GNIS ID: 1418752

Cold Bay Air Force Station (Q5142183)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Cold Bay Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-26, LRR ID: A-08, DEW ID: COB-MAIN) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 625 miles (1,006 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.

Project Hula (Q7249152)
item type: ship
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Project Hula was a program of World War II in which the United States transferred naval vessels to the Soviet Union in anticipation of the Soviets eventually joining the war against Japan, specifically in preparation for planned Soviet invasions of southern Sakhalin and the Kuril islands. Based at Cold Bay in the Territory of Alaska, the project was active during the spring and summer of 1945. It was the largest and most ambitious transfer program of World War II.

Operl Island (Q18392196)
item type: barrier island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Operl Island is a barrier island of Izembek Lagoon in the Bering Sea, and is part of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Castle Rock (Q5050259)
item type: island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Castle Rock is an island in Alaska in the United States. It is one of the Shumagin Islands. Castle Rock is in Aleutians East Borough, and is located off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula at 55.27917° North Latitude 159.49944° West Longitude.

Korovin Island (Q3336161)
item type: island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Korovin Island (Tanĝanuk in Aleut) is one of the Shumagin Islands in the Gulf of Alaska south of the Alaska Peninsula in the Aleutians East Borough of Alaska, United States. The island lies northeast of Popof Island and across the Unga Strait from the mainland peninsula. To its southeast are Andronica Island, and further southeast, Nagai Island. Korovin island has a land area of 67.85 km² (26.197 sq mi) and is uninhabited by humans.

KSDP (Q16998714)
item type: radio station
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

KSDP is a Public Radio and Full Service formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Sand Point, Alaska, serving Aleutians East. KSDP is owned and operated by Aleutian Peninsula Broadcasting, Inc.

website: http://www.apradio.org/

Karpa Island (Q6373280)
item type: island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Karpa Island is a small island in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. It lies just south of the Alaska Peninsula's Stepovak Bay. The island has a land area of 1.861 km² (459.77 acres) and is unpopulated.

Kudobin Islands (Q6441747)
item type: island group
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Kudobin Islands are a group of small islands in the Bering Sea, near the coast of Alaska, 13 miles (21 km) West of Port Moller; Bristol Bay Low. The group includes a cluster of other small coastal islands, Walrus and Kritskoi Islands, forming a geographical whole.

USGS GNIS ID: 1405002

St. Nicholas Chapel (Q7590818)
item type: church building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

St. Nicholas Chapel is a historic Russian Orthodox chapel in Sand Point, Alaska. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America

NRHP reference number: 80000742

Seal Islands (Q3803215)
item type: island group
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Seal Islands are a group of 12/+ islands in the Bering Sea, trending northeast 7 miles (11 km), close to the shores of Bristol Bay, Alaska, 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Port Heiden, Alaska Airfield; Bristol Bay Low.

USGS GNIS ID: 1409191