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	Unalaska Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unalaska is an island in the Fox Islands group in the middle of the Aleutian Islands southwest of Alaska, at 53°54′N 166°32′W.
		The town of Unalaska, Alaska covers part of the island and the Dutch Harbor part of neighboring Amaknak Island.
		Unalaska Island is the second largest island in the Fox Islands group and the Aleutian Islands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unalaska_Island (210 words)

	Unalaska, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unalaska is a small city on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands, off the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska.
		In 1825, the Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension of Christ was built in Unalaska.
		Almost all of the native residents of the island were sent to Southeast Alaska for the duration of the war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unalaska,_Alaska (928 words)

	Aleutian Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		All these island arcs are at the edge of the Pacific Plate and experience a lot of seismic activity, but are still habitable; the Aleutians lie between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates.
		The great majority of the islands bear evident marks of volcanic origin, and there are numerous volcanic cones on the north side of the chain, some of them active; many of the islands, however, are not wholly volcanic, but contain crystalline or sedimentary rocks, and also amber and beds of lignite.
		The climate of the islands is oceanic, with moderate and fairly uniform temperatures and heavy rainfall.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aleutian_Islands (1698 words)

	Aleutian Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, "island") are a chain of small volcanic islands forming an island arc situated in the Northern Pacific Ocean, and extending about 1,900 km (1,200 miles) westward from the extremity of the Alaskan peninsula toward the Kamchatka Peninsula.
		Active Aleutian volcanoes The great majority of the islands bear evident marks of volcanic origin, and there are numerous volcanic cones on the north side of the chain, some of them active; many of the islands, however, are not wholly volcanic, but contain crystalline or sedimentary rocks, and also amber and beds of lignite.
		Aleutian Islands The climate of the islands is oceanic, with moderate and fairly uniform temperatures and heavy rainfall.
	aleutian-islands.ask.dyndns.dk (1624 words)

	Unalaska Island: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The fox islands are a group of islands, in the eastern aleutian islands off the southwest tip of alaska....
		The aleutian islands (possibly from chukchi aliat, "island") are a chain of small volcanic islands forming an island arc situated in the northern pacific...
		Amaknak island or umaknak island is an islet in unalaska bay, northeast of unalaska island in the fox islands group of the aleutian islands in southwest...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/un/unalaska_island.htm (241 words)

	Alaska Division of Community Advocacy
		Unalaska overlooks Iliuliuk Bay and Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Chain.
		Unalaska is a rapidly-growing and culturally-diverse community, primarily focused on fishing and fish processing activities.
		Unalaska's economy is based on commercial fishing, fish processing, and fleet services such as fuel, repairs and maintenance, trade and transportation.
	www.dced.state.ak.us /dca/commdb/CF_BLOCK.cfm?Comm_Boro_Name=Unalaska&Data_Type=Overview (725 words)

	Where in the world is Unalaska? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Unalaska Island is often referred to as “the Rock”, and a place “at the end of the world.” In fact Unalaska Island is near the beginning of the Aleutian Archipelago, a curving sweep of volcanic islands in the northern Pacific Rim.
		Unalaska Island is 800 miles from Anchorage, and the island is closer to Asia than Washington State.
		Unalaska Island is approximately 90 miles long, 35 miles across at its widest section, and is the second largest island in the Aleutians.
	www.gbgm-umc.org /unalaskaumc/comun3.html (209 words)

	Aleutian Island - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Aleutian Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The islands are divided into four groups: the Fox Islands, the Andreanof Islands, the Rat Islands, and the Near Islands.
		Unalaska is the chief island for trade as it has a good harbour.
		The islands are of strategic importance, as Attu is the part of American territory nearest to the Asiatic mainland and the former USSR; there are naval bases and other defence installations here.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Aleutian+Island (402 words)

	Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association
		The name Dutch Harbor is often applied to the portion of the City on Amaknak Island, which is connected to Unalaska Island by bridge.
		Unalaska is located in the Aleutian Islands Recording District.
		Culture: Unalaska is a rapidly-growing and culturally-diverse community, primarily focused on fishing and fish processing activities.
	www.apiai.com /tribeDesc.asp?page=tribes&tribe=Unalaska (773 words)

	Village of Unalaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Unalaska, the largest city in the Aleutian Islands, was incorporated as a first class city in 1942.
		Unalaska Island and Amaknak Island are connected by a low highway bridge across the south channel from Captains Bay (Bridge-to-the-Other-Side).
		The vegetation is typical of the treeless southern Alaska Peninsula and eastern Aleutians Islands, dominated by grass and shrubs.
	www.dnr.state.ak.us /acmp/Explore/AWCRSA/unalaska.html (199 words)

	Unalaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The island of Unalaska is approximately 80 square miles in size with an elevation as high as 6,680 feet at the top of Makushin Volcano.
		On June 3 and 4, 1942, Unalaska was the first in a series of four Aleutian islands attacked by the Japanese, followed by Adak, Attu and Kiska.
		The Unalaska Airport, at the Port of Dutch Harbor, is served by four major Alaskan airlines: Mark Air, Alaska Airlines, Reeve Aleutian Airways and Peninsula Air.
	alaskan.com /places/unalaska.html (1293 words)

	Relocating and Moving to Unalaska, Alaska
		Location: Unalaska is strategically located 50 miles near the Great Circle route to the Orient on the Bering Sea coast of Unalaska Island, 800 air miles southwest of Anchorage and 1,140 miles from Seattle.
		The island is a birder's paradise, maintaining one of the worlds most heavily populated eagle habitats, as well as a profusion of seabirds, and the rarely seen whiskered auklet.
		Unalaska is recognized both as a regional transportation hub and an international trade center.
	www.drelocation.com /Alaska/unalaska.htm (484 words)

	Untitled Document
		The City of Unalaska is 800 air miles southwest of Anchorage and 1,140 miles from Seattle.
		The City of Unalaska is perhaps most recognized by the ‘onion’ domes of the oldest Russian Orthodox Church in North America, designated as National Historic Landmark.
		The Unalaska Airport, at the Port of Dutch Harbor, is served by Peninsula Air.
	www.ucsd.net /community/community.htm (1622 words)

	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
		At the beginning of the chain of Aleutian Islands, rising between the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea.
		This is the setting for the City of Unalaska and adjacent port of Dutch Harbor, the gateway to refuge lands on Unalaska Island and the rest of the Aleutians.
		The island was also important in Alaska' early settlement as evidenced by more than 25 known prehistoric village sites.
	alaskamaritime.fws.gov /visitors-educators/wildlifeviewing/unalaska.htm (286 words)

	Unalaska freighter
		Oil from the Selendang Ayu spill tarnishes the beach of Unalaska Island on Dec. 27 as U.S. Coast Guard workers assess the damage.
		The stern section of the Selendang Ayu floats near Unalaska Island on Dec. 23.
		The stern of the freighter Selendang Ayu is seen from the deck of the bow section as it sits to the west of Unalaska Island Dec. 15.
	www.adn.com /photos/selendang (3268 words)

	ADF&G - Sport Fish Southcentral - Kodiak Management Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Unalaska Island is located on the Aleutian Island chain.
		Dutch Harbor and Unalaska are the island's major population centers.
		Lingcod are absent from the Aleutian Islands and rare along the southern portion of the Alaska Peninsula.
	www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us /Region2/areas/kodiak/akpenaleut.cfm (517 words)

	Aleutian Islands and Pribilof Islands Shipwrecks
		Unalaska Is., date unknown, Reese Bay on the north side: the overturned hull of a steel vessel, approx.
		Unalaska Is., late 1940’s, the burned out hulk of the American steamship Northwestern sank at it’s mooring at the head of Captains Bay.
		Unalaska Is., 2004, The 738 foot freighter the Selendang Ayu went aground and broke up on the refuge at between Skan Bay and Spray Point spilling an unknown quantity of the 424,000 gallons of intermediate fuel oil on board and its load of soybeans.
	www.amnwr.com /ShipwreckList.htm (5438 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Now, the main attraction for afternoon visitors to Unalaska Island is a van tour; on ferry days, Unalaska tour operators just sit on the dock, waiting for the ship to arrive.
		Shall we begin?\par \par \tab Well, during my first few minutes on Unalaska Island I was distracted by an act of wonderful generosity.
		The ferry only calls at Unalaska about six times per year; so maybe all the calls are on Saturday, or maybe this is the only one.
	www2.bc.edu /~reederch/098.rtf (4209 words)

	The Aleutians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A Russian settlement was established on Unalaska in 1772.
		The present City of Unalaska has 4000 residents but the amount rises remarkably during the fishing season when crew members, fishermen and factory workers move in.
		Unalaska has several 3000 ft peaks and the next island, Umnak has a 7000 ft volcano.
	www.kristiina.kaapeli.fi /log29.htm (2316 words)

	Dutch Harbor Unalaska Alaska
		Dutch Harbor and Unalaska are near the very end of the Aleutian Island chain.
		The city of Unalaska is on the northern end of Unalaska Island, the second largest island in the Aleutian Chain.
		Unalaska is approximately 800 air miles southwest of Anchorage.
	www.alaskatrekker.com /dutch.htm (341 words)

	AlaskaJourney.com / Paul Otteson / Alaska: Adventures in Nature / Alaska Travel
		Unalaska on Unalaska Island is an established settlement and home to most of the island’s residents.
		The working port of Dutch Harbor is on Amaknak Island, which is connected by a short bridge to Unalaska.
		The town of Unalaska became a Russian trading port in 1768—and also a base for enslaved Aleuts who worked harvesting fur seals on the Pribilof Islands.
	www.alaskajourney.com /aleutians/dutch.html (594 words)

	History of Unalaska/Dutch Harbor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When you visit Unalaska, you will be able to learn about the Unangan culture and the days of the Russian fur traders.
		Tour the many remnants and remembrances of military presence throughout the island as well as at the Museum of the Aleutians which displays WWII memorabilia and artifacts, some dating almost 9,000 years, from the Unangan people.
		Tuck leaves Unalaska and the mission is directed by Agnes Sowle who marries Dr. Albert Newhall.
	www.unalaska.info /history.htm (641 words)

	NAGPRA NOTICES OF INVENTORY COMPLETION: Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land ...
		During the 1950s to 1980s, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals were removed from Umqan 2 and K-B-1 sites near Unalaska on Unalaska Island in the Fox Island group of the eastern Aleutian Islands, AK.
		Between 1998 and 2001, the Museum of the Aleutians of Unalaska, AK, received the Western Michigan University archeological collections from Amaknak Island, Split Rock Island, and Unalaska Island, AK, [[Page 14719]] including human remains that had been in the possession of the now deceased Dr. Bank.
		Unalaska Island and nearby Amaknak and Split Rock Islands have been inhabited for over 8,000 years by Aleut (Unangan) people.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nagpra/fed_notices/nagpradir/nic0900.html (596 words)

	Unalaska, Alaska -- Welcome to the City of Unalaska
		Unalaska, the 11th largest city in Alaska, is a bustling community of just over 4,400 residents located along the Aleutian Chain, approximately 800 miles southwest of Anchorage.
		Dutch Harbor, the official name of the city's port, is often applied to the portion of the City of Unalaska located on Amaknak Island, which is connected by bridge to the rest of the community on Unalaska Island.
		Unalaska's economy is based on commercial fishing, fish processing, fleet services, and transportation.
	unalaska-ak.us (170 words)

	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
		Another island, Buldir, is also in the "millionaire" class but is closed to the public to protect Steller sea lions.
		Other, more accessible, islands host at least a quarter million nesting seabirds such as St. Lazaria near Sitka, the Barren Islands near Homer and Egg Island near Unalaska.
		Horned puffins - The Chiswell Islands, Barren Islands, the Pribilofs
	www.r7.fws.gov /nwr/akmar/viewing.htm (326 words)

	USATODAY.com - Disabled freighter with half million gallons of fuel drifting toward Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		UNALASKA, Alaska (AP) — A disabled freighter loaded with tons of soybeans and a half million gallons of its own fuel was adrift Wednesday in the Bering Sea and in danger of grounding on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian chain, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
		The 738-foot bulk carrier was less than a mile north of the island Wednesday afternoon, the Coast Guard said.
		Unalaska Island is about 800 air miles southwest of Anchorage.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-12-08-freighter-adrift_x.htm (356 words)

	PBS - Harriman: Dutch Harbor/Unalaska
		The town is connected to the larger Unalaska Island by bridge.
		The Unangan people, the first inhabitants of Unalaska Island, lived at the mouth of a salmon-filled stream, protected from the sea by a natural land spit.
		This was the largest fishing boat disaster since the early 1980s, a dramatic reminder of the danger that underlies the fishing industry in Unalaska.
	www.pbs.org /harriman/current/profiles/dutch.html (654 words)

	The History of Unalaska, Alaska - ExploreNorth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The community is located in the Aleutian Islands Recording District.
		More than 3,000 Unangas (known since the Russian era as "Aleuts") lived in 24 settlements on Unalaska and Amaknak Islands in 1759.
		Almost all of the Aleuts on the Island were interned to Southeast Alaska for the duration of the War.
	www.explorenorth.com /library/communities/alaska/bl-Unalaska.htm (333 words)

	EO Natural Hazards: Oil Spill off Unalaska Island
		As of December 17, oil had been spotted hugging the northern shores of Unalaska Island from the northern shores of Makushin Bay past Pumicestone Bay, the long narrow inlet directly south of the wrecked vessel.
		The rugged and remote Aleutian Island is almost entirely a wildlife refuge, though some land is private.
		The island is home to both the shipping destination, Dutch Harbor, and the neighboring town, Unalaska.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12630 (335 words)

	Outdoor Photographer \| Favorite Places \| January/February 2006
		Start with a lush volcanic island on the edge of the Bering Sea, add a dash of red foxes, a sprinkling of bald eagles and a healthy helping of emerald hillsides, and you can begin to picture the natural beauty of the Aleutian Island of Unalaska.
		This arc of more than 200 islands forms the northern border of the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” with 46 active volcanoes, making the Aleutians one of the most geologically active places in the world.
		The fishing villages of Dutch Harbor and Unalaska town occupy only a tiny portion of the island’s 80 square miles; the rest is trackless wilderness.
	www.outdoorphotographer.com /content/2006/janfeb/favplaces.shtml (695 words)

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