UNIMAK Infectious Disease Research Laboratory
Unimak may refer to: * Unimak Island, the largest of the Aleutian Islands * Unimak Bay on the coast of Unimak Island * Unimak Pass The Fox Islands Passes are waterways in the Fox Islands area of the U.S. state of Alaska, connecting the Bering Sea with the North Pacific Ocean . From the southward and eastward, bound for Bering Sea, there are three passes used by deep-draft ...

Unimak Island
Unimak Island ( ale, Unimax, russian: Унимак) is the largest island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska. Geography It is the easternmost island in the Aleutians and, with an area of , the ninth largest island in the United States and the 134th largest island in the world. It is home to Mount Shishaldin, one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world. According to the United States Census Bureau, there were 64 people living on Unimak as of the 2000 census, all of them in the city of False Pass at the eastern end of the island. Cape Lutke is a headland on the island. Cape Pankof is located at the extreme southwest of the island. The Fisher Caldera is a volcanic crater in the west-central part of Unimak. Some characteristics include many volcanic cones and undrained lakes. It is named for Bernard Fisher, a U.S. Geological Survey geologist who was killed in Umnak Pass. Mount Westdahl, in elevation, is a stratovolcano of the Aleutian Range on the ...
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Unimak Bay
Unimak Bay (or Unimak Bight) is a bay on the southern side of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. The United States Navy seaplane tender USS ''Unimak'', in commission from 1943 to 1946, was named for the bay, and retained the name while she served as the United States Coast Guard Cutter United States Coast Guard Cutter is the term used by the U.S. Coast Guard for its commissioned vessels. They are or greater in length and have a permanently assigned crew with accommodations aboard. They carry the ship prefix USCGC. Histor ... USCGC ''Unimak'' from 1949 to 1988. References * (see ship namesake paragraph) Bays of Alaska Landforms of the Aleutian Islands Bodies of water of Aleutians East Borough, Alaska Unimak Island {{AleutiansEastAK-geo-stub ...
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