Umnak
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Image:Umnak Unalaska.jpg
Satellite shot of Umnak and Unalaska Islands
Umnak is one of the Fox Islands of the Aleutian Islands. With 1,776.77 km² (686.01 square miles) of land area, it is the third largest island in the Aleutian archipelago and the 19th largest island in the United States. The island is home to a large volcanic caldera on Mount Okmok and is separated from Unalaska Island by Umnak Pass.
As of the 2000 census, the island had a population of 39 persons. Its only remaining community, Nikolski, comprised the island's entire population. Fort Glenn, a former major military facility on the Northwest shore of the island, played an instrumental role in the North Pacific Theater in World War II.
[edit] References
- Umnak Island: Blocks 1070 thru 1076, Census Tract 1, Aleutian Islands West Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau
[edit] External links
- Umnak homepage
- Late-Quaternary Geomorphic Processes: Effects on the Ancient Aleuts of Umnak Island in the Aleutians
- Geology of Umnak Island, Eastern Aleutian Islands as Related to the Aleuts
Coordinates: ko:움나크 섬 hu:Umnak ru:Умнак de:Umnak
