aleutian islands

     

Before an 1867 sale, this island group was known as the Catherine Archipelago

Trivia about aleutian islands

  • The largest number of active volcanoes in the U.S. lie in this Alaskan island group
  • The U.S.A.'s number one commercial fishing port, Dutch Harbor, is in these islands, named for a people who have lived there for 4,000 years
  • In June 1942 Japanese troops occupied Kiska & Attu in this U.S. island group
  • Unimak &Unalaska
  • In 1741 Vitus Bering discovered Unimak & Unalaska, the largest islands in this archipelago
  • At 9,373 feet, Shishaldin Volcano on Unimak is the highest mountain in this archipelago
  • Attu in this group is the westernmost island of the 50 states