An island of southwest Alaska in the eastern Aleutian Islands separated from the Alaska Peninsula by a narrow strait. It is the largest island of the group.
Unimak Island
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An island of southwest Alaska in the eastern Aleutian Islands separated from the Alaska Peninsula by a narrow strait. It is the largest island of the group.
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  Unimak Island (Alaska)
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| Location | Northern Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 54°46′N 164°08′W / 54.767°N 164.133°W |
| Archipelago | Aleutian Islands |
| Area | 1,571.41 square miles (4,069.9 km2) |
| Highest point | Mount Shishaldin (9,373 feet (2,857 m)) |
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| State |  Alaska |
| Borough | Aleutians East |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 64 (as of 2000) |
| Density | 0.02 /km2 (0.052 /sq mi) |
Unimak Island (Unimax[1] in Aleut) is the largest island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the easternmost island in the Aleutians and, with an area of 4,069.9 km² (1,571.41 mi²), the ninth 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, there were 64 people 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 landhead on the island.
An interesting physical feature is Fisher Caldera, 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.
As a faunal extension of the Alaska Peninsula, Unimak has a relatively diverse assemblage of terrestrial mammals, including brown bears and caribou. West of Unimak, the largest native mammal in the Aleutians is the red fox.
Scotch Cap lighthouse was built in 1905 and was manned by the U. S. Coast Guard. On April 1, 1946, after an earthquake, the lighthouse was struck by a tsunami. The lighthouse slid into the sea killing five Coast Guard personnel.
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- Unimak Island: Blocks 1046 thru 1049 and 1055 thru 1065, Census Tract 1, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska United States Census Bureau
- ^ a b Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
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