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Unimak Island

Island in Alaska, United States

Summary

Island in Alaska, United States

Field	Value
name	Unimak
image_name	Unimak island.jpg
image_caption	Unimak Island from space, September 1992 (viewed from Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47)
map	Alaska
native_name	Unimax
native_name_link	Aleut language
location	Northern Pacific Ocean
coordinates
archipelago	Aleutian Islands
area_sqmi	1571.41
length_km	95
width_km	116
highest_mount	Mount Shishaldin
elevation_ft	9373
country	United States
country_admin_divisions_title	State
country_admin_divisions	Alaska
country_admin_divisions_title_1	Borough
country_admin_divisions_1	Aleutians East
population	35
population_as_of	2010
density_km2	0.02

Unimak Island (; ) is the largest island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Geography

It is the easternmost island in the Aleutians and, with an area of 1,571.41 sqmi, the 9th largest island in the United States and the 134th largest island in the world. It is home to Mount Shishaldin, one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world. According to the United States Census Bureau, 64 people were living on Unimak as of the 2000 census, all of them in the city of False Pass at the eastern end of the island. Cape Lutke is a headland on the island. Cape Pankof is located at the extreme southwest of the island.

The Fisher Caldera is a volcanic crater in the west-central part of Unimak. Some characteristics include many volcanic cones and undrained lakes. It is named for Bernard Fisher, a U.S. Geological Survey geologist who was killed in Umnak Pass.

Mount Westdahl, 5426 ft in elevation, is a stratovolcano of the Aleutian Range on the island situated at its western end.

Natural history

When the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act was passed on 2 December 1980, 910000 acre of the island was designated as wilderness. This area is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

As a faunal extension of the Alaska Peninsula, Unimak has a relatively diverse assemblage of terrestrial mammals, including Alaska Peninsula brown bears and barren-ground caribou. West of Unimak Island, the largest native mammal in the Aleutians is the red fox.

Buildings

Scotch Cap Lighthouse was built in 1903 and was staffed by the US Coast Guard. On April 1, 1946, during the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake, the lighthouse was struck by a tsunami. Even though the lighthouse was 98 ft above the sea, the lighthouse slid into the sea, killing five Coast Guard personnel.

The Cape Sarichef Lighthouse and the Cape Sarichef Airport are also located on the island.

Shishaldin, Isanotski and Roundtop volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in morning light.

Pogramni ({{convert — disp=semicolon}}) volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.

Shishaldin ({{convert — disp=semicolon}}) volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.

Isanotski ({{convert — disp=semicolon}}) volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.

References

Bergsland, K.. (1994). "Aleut Dictionary". Alaska Native Language Center.
"Unimak Wilderness".
Prints of Poetry - A Gratitude Company. (1946-04-01). "Ak - Scotch Cap Lighthouse". Titanic-nautical.com.
[https://drgeorgepc.com/Tsunami1946.html DrGeorgePC website with photos]

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