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Attu is the westernomost island in the Aleutians.
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Where are Alaska's volcanoes?
They are most often found in the Aleutian Island chain.
What are two groups of small islands in the long tail of Alaska?
The Near Islands and the Islands of Four Mountains are groups of small islands within the Aleutian Islands (the "tail" of the Alaska Peninsula). The Near Islands are the westernmost in the Aleutian Island chain.
Islands in Alaska that extend toward Asia?
The Near Islands, the westernmost of the Aleutians, are closer to Asia than to the North American mainland. However, the closest geographical point is Little Diomede, an island in the Bering Strait. It is only 2.4 miles from Big Diomede island, which is considered Asia as part of Russia.
Andreanof island is what part of Alaska?
Toward the end of the Aleutian Island chain (see Adak).
What is the name of the island chain that extends alaka?
the Aleutian Islands
What is the name of an island chain that extends from Alaska?
Aleutian islands
What is the chain of islands southwest of alaska?
The Aleutian Island Chain is the name of the islands off of the South Western coast of Alaska.
How do you spell aleution?
The island chain west of Alaska is spelled Aleutian.
What Alaskan islands form the longest archipelago of small islands in the world?
The Aleutian Islands. They stretch over 1200 miles from the Alaska Peninsula to the Kamchatka Peninsula, across the Bering Sea. The two westernmost islands in the chain (Medny Island and Bering Island) are part of Russia.
What group of islands extends southwest from the tip of Alaska?
If you mean the island chain that extends from Alaska, that would be the Aleutian Islands. Note that the farthest west Aleutian island is closer to Tokyo than it is to Anchorage!
What is the Island chain off Alaska that goes through the northern Pacific Ocean?
The Aleutian Islands extend into the Pacific in a southwestward direction from Alaska. They are a chain of over 300 volcanic islands which extends for over 1,200 miles, defining the southern edge of the Bering Sea.
What is the closest Aleutian Island to Russia?
The Aleutian Island farthest to the west is Attu, in the Near Island group. It is about 200 miles from Russian territory, the Commander Islands which are a geologic extension of the Aleutians.*While Little Diomede island is only 2.4 miles from Big Diomede (Russia), these islands are farther north and not part of the Aleutian chain.
