Major groups in the
Aleutian Islands
The Aleutian Islands (; ; ale, Unangam Tanangin,”Land of the Aleuts", possibly from Chukchi ''aliat'', "island"), also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large v ...
are listed from east to west, and islands within each group are listed alphabetically. The
Aleut
The Aleuts ( ; russian: Алеуты, Aleuty) are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands, which are located between the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. Both the Aleut people and the islands are politically divided between the ...
names are given in parentheses.
Fox Islands
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Adugak Island
Adugak Island (also spelled Adougakh, possibly from ale, Adudak; ( Unangam Tunuu: ''Adugax̂'') is a small island in the Fox Islands group in the Aleutian Islands of southwestern Alaska. It is about long and is located off the northwest coast o ...
- rookery for endangered
Steller sea lion
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Aiktak Island (Ugangax)
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Akun Island (Akungan)
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Akutan Island (Akutanax̂) - Mount Akutan volcano, city of Akutan (population 713 in 2000)
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Amak Island (Amax)
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Amaknak Island (Amaxnax̂) - population was 2,524 in 2000
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Amukta Island
Amukta (russian: Амукта) is a small yet mountainous island in the Islands of Four Mountains group lying between the Fox Islands and the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands. The nearest islands to it are Yunaska and Seguam Island; ...
(Amuux̂tax̂)
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Ananiuliak Island
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Avatanak Island (Agutanax̂)
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Baby Islands
The Baby Islands are a group of small islands located about 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 ...
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Bird Island (Kitnamax)
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Bogoslof Island (Aĝasaaĝux̂) - sanctuary for sea lions and nesting marine birds
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Breadloaf Island (Taanĝiinax̂)
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Buck Island (Ukdax̂sxix)
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Caton Island (Qagan Unimgix̂)
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Chagulak Island (Chugssĝinax̂)
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Deer Island (Animin)
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Derbin Island
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Dushkot Island (Duxsxan)
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Egg Island (Ugalĝa)
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Emerald Island
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Expedition Island (Guchiganang)
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Fire Island
Fire Island is the large center island of the outer barrier islands parallel to the South Shore of Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York.
Occasionally, the name is used to refer collectively to not only the central island, but also Lo ...
- federally protected bird sanctuary
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Gargoyle Island
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Gull Island
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Hog Island (Uknadax)
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Kaligagan Island (Qisxagan)
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Kigul Island (Kiigalux̂)
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Krenitzin Islands (group of islands) - All part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
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Kudiakof Island
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Ogangen Island
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Ogchul Island (Uxchalux̂)
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Pancake Rock (Kaduuĝix̂ Tanax̂)
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Peter Island
Peter Island is a 720 hectare (1,779 acre) private island located in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). It is about 5 miles (8 km) south-west (195 degrees true) from Road Town, Tortola. The island was named after Pieter Adriensen (nicknamed "T ...
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Poa Island (Saduuĝinax̂)
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Pustoi Island (Taĝilgadax)
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Rootok Island (Aayux̂tax̂)
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Round Island (Imlichin)
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Samalga Island (Samalĝa)
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Sanak Island (Sanaĝax)
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Sedanka Island (Sidaanax̂)
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Sushilnoi Island (Tanĝimax)
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Tangik Island (Tan'gax̂)
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Tanginak Island
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Tigalda Island (Qigalĝan)
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Ugamak Island (Ugangax̂)
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Umnak Island (Unmax)
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Unalaska Island (Nawan-Alaxsxa)
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Unalga Island (Unalĝa)
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Unimak Island (Unimax)
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Vsevidof Island (Uyagax̂)
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Wislow Island
Wislow Island is an island in the Fox Islands group of the eastern Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is across and situated in Reese Bay midway between Capes Wislow and Cheerful on the north coast of Unalaska Island, 11.3 miles ( ...
Islands of Four Mountains (Uniiĝun)
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Amukta Island (Amuux̂tax̂)
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Chagulak Island (Chugaaĝinax̂)
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Chuginadak Island (Tanax̂ Angunax̂)
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Carlisle Island (Kigalĝa)
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Herbert Island (Chiĝulax)
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Kagamil Island (Qagaamila)
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Uliaga Island (Ulaĝa)
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Yunaska Island (Yunax̂sxa)
Andreanof Islands (Niiĝuĝin tanangis)
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Adak Island (Adaax)
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Agligadak Island (Aĝligadax)
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Amatigis Islands
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Amatignak Island (Amatignax̂)
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Amlia Island (Amlax)
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Anagaksik Island (Anagaxsax̂)
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Argonne Island
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Asuksak Island (Hasux̂sax̂)
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Atka Island (Atx̂ax̂)
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Aziak Island (Haazax)
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Barbara Island
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Black Island
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Bobrof Island (Walĝa)
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Bolshoi Island (Tanax̂ Angunax̂)
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Box Island
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Castle Island
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Chaika Rock (Hasax̂sax̂)
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Channel Island
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Chisak Island (Hatmax)
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Chugul Island (Chiĝulax̂)
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Cone Island
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Cormorant Island
Cormorant Island is a 10 ha island lying in Bismarck Strait 1 km south of Anvers Island, east-south-east of Bonaparte Point, in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It lies some 5 km to the south-east of the United States' Palm ...
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Crone Island
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Delarof Islands (Naahmiĝun tanangis)
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Dora Island
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Eddy Island (Ugidaagamax)
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Egg Island (Ugalĝa)
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Elf Island
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Fenimore Rock (Taxchisax̂)
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Gareloi Island (Anangusix̂)
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Gramp Rock
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Great Sitkin Island (Stitxinax̂̂)
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Green Island (Hmiikaayaĝus)
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Igitkin Island (Igitxix̂)
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Ikiginak Island (Ikiiĝinax̂)
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Ilak Island (Iilax̂)
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Ina Island
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Kagalaska Island (Qigalaxsix̂)
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Kanaga Island (Kanaga)
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Kanu Island (Yunax̂)
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Kasatochi Island (Qanan-tanax)
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Kavalga Island (Qawalĝa)
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Koniuji Island (Tanĝimax)
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Little Tanaga Island (Tanagax̂)
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North Island (Chihngax̂)
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Ogliuga Island (Aglaga)
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Oglodak Island (Ungluudâ)
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Plum Island
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Ringgold Island (Tanam Aduu)
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Sadatanek Island (Sadan-tanax̂)
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Sagchudak Island (Saĝuugax̂)
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Sagigik Island (Amlagim Saĝuugaa)
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Salt Island (Uladax)
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Sea Parrot Island
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Seguam Island (Saĝuugamax)
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Silak Island (Silax̂)
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Skagul Island (Sxaĝulax̂)
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South Island
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Staten Island (Iluuĝix̂ Tanax̂)
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Tag Islands (Tagachaluĝis)
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Tagadak Island (Tanadax)
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Tagalak Island (Tagalax̂)
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Tanadak Island (Tanaadax̂)
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Tanaga Island (Tanax̂ax)
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Tanaklek Island (Tanaqlax̂)
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The Signals
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The Three Sisters
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Tidgituk Island (Aakutanas)
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Ugidak Island (Qagan-tanax̂)
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Ulak Island (Uulax)
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Umak Island (Uhmax̂)
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Unalga Island (Unalĝa)
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Uyak Island (Uuyax)
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Whip Island
Rat Islands (Qax̂um tanangis)
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Amchitka Island (Amchixtax̂) - site of underground nuclear weapons tests
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Bird Rock
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Davidof Island (Qanan-tanax)
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Khvostof Island (Atanax̂)
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Kiska Island (Qisxa)
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Little Kiska Island (Kangxhix̂)
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Little Sitkin Island (Sitignax̂)
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Pyramid Island
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Rat Island (Hawadax)
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Segula Island (Chiĝulax̂)
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Semisopochnoi Island (Unyax)
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Tanadak Island (Tanaadax̂)
Buldir Island (Idmaax)
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Buldir Island (Idmaax)
Near Islands (Sasignan Tanangin)
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Agattu Island (Angatux̂)
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Alaid Island (Igingiinax̂)
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Attu Island (Atan)
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Cooper Islands
The Cooper Islands (ca. ) are a group of small islands located 1.6 km (1 mi) off the northeast coast of Attu Island, Alaska, United States. They extend 0.48 km (0.3 mi) into the Bering Sea
The Bering Sea (, ; rus, Бе́ ...
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Gibson Islands
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Hammerhead Island
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Hodikof Island
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Kennon Island
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Kohl Island
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Loaf Island
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Lotus Island
Lotus Island is a 0.2-mile-long (320 m) island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska. It lies within the Aleutians West Census Area. Located at in the Semichi Islands group of the Near Islands, it is the least prominent ...
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Nizki Island (Avayax̂)
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Peaked Island
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Savage Island
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Semichi Islands (Samiyan)
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Shemya Island (Samiyax̂)
Commander Islands
The Commander Islands, Komandorski Islands, or Komandorskie Islands (russian: Командо́рские острова́, ''Komandorskiye ostrova'') are a series of treeless, sparsely populated Russian islands in the Bering Sea located about ea ...
(Russia{{flagicon, Russia)
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Bering Island
Bering Island (russian: о́стров Бе́ринга, ''ostrov Beringa'') is located off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Bering Sea.
Description
At long by wide, it is the largest and westernmost of the Commander Islands, with an area of . ...
(russian: остров Беринга)
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Medny Island (russian: остров Медный)
References
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Bergsland, K. ''Aleut Dictionary'', Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1994
*Orth, Donald J. 1971. ''Dictionary of Alaskan place names''. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 567, 1083 pp.
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Aleutian
Aleutian Islands
The Aleutian Islands (; ; ale, Unangam Tanangin,”Land of the Aleuts", possibly from Chukchi ''aliat'', "island"), also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large v ...
Aleutian Islands
The Aleutian Islands (; ; ale, Unangam Tanangin,”Land of the Aleuts", possibly from Chukchi ''aliat'', "island"), also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large v ...
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