Aleutian Islands
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The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, "island") are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 57 smaller ones, forming part of the Aleutian Arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, occupying an area of 6,821 sq mi (17,666 km²) and extending about Template:Convert westward from the Alaska Peninsula toward the Kamchatka Peninsula, marking a line between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Crossing longitude 180°, they are the westernmost part of the United States (and by one definition the easternmost; see Extreme points of the United States). Nearly all the archipelago is part of Alaska and usually considered as being in the "Alaskan Bush", but at the extreme western end the small, geologically related, and remote Commander Islands are in Russia. The islands, with their 57 volcanoes, are in the northern part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. The Alaska Marine Highway (a ferry service) passes through the islands.
See also
- 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake
- Aleutian Islands Campaign
- Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
- Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
- List of Aleutian Island volcanoes
- List of Aleutian Islands
- List of birds of Aleutian Islands
- List of islands
- Maritime Fur Trade
- Military history of the Aleutian Islands
- Peter the Aleut
