The Delarof Islands ( ale, Naahmiĝun tanangis; russian: Острова Деларова) (ca. ) are a group of small islands at the extreme western end of the

Andreanof Islands The Andreanof Islands ( ale, Niiĝuĝim tanangis, russian: Андреяновские острова) are a group of islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska. They are located at about 52° North and 172°57' to 179°09' West. Geogr ...

group in the central

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. The Delarofs consist of 11 named islands: Amatignak, Gareloi, Ilak, Kavalga (Qavalĝa), Ogliuga (Aglaga), Skagul (Sxaĝulax̂), the Tag (Tagachaluĝis), Tanadak (Tanaadax̂), Ugidak (Qagan-tanax̂),

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, and Unalga (Unalĝa). Andreanof Map Delarof

These islands are separated from the remainder of the Andreanofs by

Tanaga Pass The Tanaga Pass is a strait between Tanaga Island and the Delarof Islands the Aleutian Islands of Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state loca ...

to the east and from Amchitka and Semisopochnoi (the easternmost of the

Rat Islands The Rat Islands ( ale, Qax̂um tanangis, russian: Крысьи острова) are a group of American volcanic islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, between Buldir Island and the Near Islands group to its west, and Amchitka ...

) by Amchitka Pass to the west. All of these islands are managed as part of the Aleutian Islands Unit of the

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. The Delarof Islands together have a land area of 63.842 sq mi (165.349 km²). None of the islands are populated. The Delarof Islands were named in 1836 by Captain

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of the

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. He named them after Greek-born administrator Eustrate Ivanovich Delarof (also spelled

Evstratii Ivanovich Delarov Evstratii Ivanovich Delarov (also spelled Evstrat Delarov and Eustrate Delarof, c. 1740 – 1806, el, Ευστράτιος Ντελάρωφ) was a Greek mariner who served with several Russian maritime fur trade companies in Russian America. H ...

), who was the chief manager of the Shelikhov-Golikov Company (precursor of the

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) from 1787 to 1791.Long-Forgotten Greek Alaskan
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References

;Other sources *Orth, Donald J. 1971. ''Dictionary of Alaskan place names''. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 567, 1083 pp.
Delarof Islands: Blocks 1134 thru 1137, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
United States Census Bureau

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Andreanof Islands Islands of Alaska Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska {{AleutiansWestAK-geo-stub