Bering SeaUnited States
53°47′N 166°35′W
Fox Islands
Part of Aleutian Islands
The Fox Islands (Russian: Лисьи острова) are a group of islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Fox Islands are the closest to mainland North America in the Aleutian chain, and just east of Samalga Pass and the Islands of Four Mountains group.
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Overview
The Fox Islands (Russian: Лисьи острова) are a group of islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Fox Islands are the closest to mainland North America in the Aleutian chain, and just east of Samalga Pass and the Islands of Four Mountains group.
Inhabited by the Aleut for centuries, the islands, along with the rest of the Aleutians, were first visited by Europeans in 1741, when an Imperial Russian Navy expedition led by Vitus Bering was searching for new sources of fur for Russian fur trappers. Foggy almost all year round, the islands are difficult to navigate due to constantly adverse weather and numerous reefs. The Fox Islands Passes are the waterways surrounding the islands. As with the other Aleutian islands, the Fox Islands are prone to frequent earthquakes year-round. The larger Fox Islands are, from west to east, Umnak, Unalaska, Amaknak, Akutan, Akun, Unimak and Sanak. Islands lying west of Akutan are in the Aleutians West Census Area. From Akutan eastward they are in the Aleutians East Borough. Fox Islands is the English translation of the name given to the islands in the 18th century by Russian explorers and fur traders.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands3
- Minor islands38
- Islets158
- Rocks & skerries76
Major islands
Unimak Island
- Area
- 4,078 km²
- High point
- 2,857 m
Unimak Island (Aleut: Unimax; Russian: Унимак) is the largest island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Unalaska Island
- Area
- 2,711 km²
- High point
- 1,811 m
Unalaska (Aleut: Nawan-Alaxsxa; Russian: Уналашка) is a volcanic island in the Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in the US state of Alaska located at 53°38′N 167°00′W. The island has a land area of 1,051 square miles (2,720 km2). 8 km) wide.
Umnak
- Area
- 1,775 km²
- High point
- 2,103 m
Umnak (Aleut: Unmax, Umnax; Russian: Умнак) is one of the Fox Islands of the Aleutian Islands. 76 km2) of land area, it is the third largest island in the Aleutian archipelago and the 19th largest island in the United States.
Minor islands
Akutan Island
- Area
- 331 km²
- High point
- 1,303 m
Akun Island
- Area
- 160 km²
- High point
- 818 m
Sedanka Island
- Area
- 100 km²
- High point
- 614 m
Tigalda Island
- Area
- 91.7 km²
- High point
- 496 m
Avatanak Island
- Area
- 35.8 km²
- High point
- 507 m
Unalga Island
- Area
- 27.1 km²
- High point
- 218 m
Rootok Island
- Area
- 13.2 km²
- High point
- 466 m
Amak Island
- Area
- 12 km²
- High point
- 513 m
Ugamak Island
- Area
- 10.7 km²
- High point
- 293 m
Amaknak Island
- Area
- 9.4 km²
- High point
- 498 m
Samalga Island
- Area
- 3.7 km²
- High point
- 18 m
Ogangen Island
- Area
- 2.9 km²
- High point
- 340 m
Vsevidof Island
- Area
- 2 km²
- High point
- 109 m
Aiktak Island
- Area
- 1.4 km²
- High point
- 167 m
Anangula Island
- Area
- 1.1 km²
- High point
- 95 m
Egg Island
- Area
- 0.96 km²
- High point
- 153 m
Hog Island
- Area
- 0.72 km²
- High point
- 86 m
Adugak Island
- Area
- 0.58 km²
- High point
- 43 m
Kaligagan Island
- Area
- 0.56 km²
- High point
- 144 m
Peter Island
- Area
- 0.51 km²
- High point
- 87 m
Poa Island
- Area
- 0.5 km²
- High point
- 92 m
Kigul Island
- Area
- 0.47 km²
- High point
- 62 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.42 km²
- High point
- 59 m
Emerald Island
- Area
- 0.37 km²
- High point
- 62 m
Buck Island
- Area
- 0.37 km²
- High point
- 52 m
Bird Island
- Area
- 0.35 km²
- High point
- 211 m
Gull Island
- Area
- 0.3 km²
- High point
- 128 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.29 km²
- High point
- 28 m
Ogchul Island
- Area
- 0.22 km²
- High point
- 60 m
Tangik Island
- Area
- 0.21 km²
- High point
- 65 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.2 km²
- High point
- 62 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.16 km²
- High point
- 55 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.15 km²
- High point
- 55 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- High point
- 64 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.13 km²
- High point
- 46 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.12 km²
- High point
- 42 m
Ship Rock
- Area
- 0.11 km²
- High point
- 20 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.11 km²
- High point
- 59 m
Rocks & skerries
On the chart above, at its closest zooms.
Listing 41 of 275; the rest are on the chart.
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Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Unimak Island | 4,078 km² |
| Unalaska Island | 2,711 km² |
| Umnak | 1,775 km² |
| Akutan Island | 331 km² |
| Akun Island | 160 km² |
| Sedanka Island | 100 km² |
| Tigalda Island | 91.7 km² |
| Avatanak Island | 35.8 km² |
| Unalga Island | 27.1 km² |
| Rootok Island | 13.2 km² |
| Amak Island | 12 km² |
| Ugamak Island | 10.7 km² |
| Amaknak Island | 9.4 km² |
| Samalga Island | 3.7 km² |
| Ogangen Island | 2.9 km² |
| Vsevidof Island | 2 km² |
| Aiktak Island | 1.4 km² |
| Anangula Island | 1.1 km² |
| Egg Island | 0.96 km² |
| Hog Island | 0.72 km² |
| Adugak Island | 0.58 km² |
| Kaligagan Island | 0.56 km² |
| Peter Island | 0.51 km² |
| Poa Island | 0.5 km² |
| Kigul Island | 0.47 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.42 km² |
| Emerald Island | 0.37 km² |
| Buck Island | 0.37 km² |
| Bird Island | 0.35 km² |
| Gull Island | 0.3 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.29 km² |
| Ogchul Island | 0.22 km² |
| Tangik Island | 0.21 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.16 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.15 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.14 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.13 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.12 km² |
| Ship Rock | 0.11 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.11 km² |
Groups within
Photographs
View of downtown Unalaska, Alaska.
Anchorage to Unalaska
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- UnalaskaAlaska. Wanetta Ayers / Public domain
- Umnak oli 2014123 lrg. NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Mike Carlo / Public domain
- Unimak Island (12130013414). Joseph from Cabin On The Road, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0