Akun Island
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Akun Island
Location in Alaska
Akun Island (Aleut: Akungan[1]) is one of the Fox Islands subgroup of the Aleutian Islands in Aleutians East Borough of southwestern Alaska, USA. It lies east of Akutan Island and southwest of Unimak Island across the Unimak Pass. The Krenitzin Islands lie to its south and southeast across the Avatanak Strait. Akun Island has a land area of 64.39 sq mi (166.77 km²), 22.57 kilometres (14.02 mi) long, 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) wide and is unpopulated save construction workers and a few hermits who control the cattle.
Akun Island is home to a small but significant population of cows introduced by the Russians. They are no longer domesticated but the population is controlled. Three domesticated horses also inhabit the island, along with a single dog. There is runway currently being built by Kiewit, R&M Consultants, and DOT.
References
- Akun Island: Block 1051, Census Tract 1, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska United States Census Bureau
- ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
Coordinates: 54°11′18″N 165°31′43″W / 54.18833°N 165.52861°W
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