Aleutian Islands
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Summary
Aleutian Islands is a chain of islands[1]. It draws 10,768 Wikipedia views per month (chain of islands category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Man and the Biosphere Programme[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alaska[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Bering Sea[6], Pacific Ocean[7]
- Instance of: volcanic arc[8]
- Commons category: Aleutian Islands[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC−10:00[10]
- Has part(s): Unalaska Island[11], Unimak Island[12], Adak Island[13], Bird Island[14]
- Highest point: Mount Shishaldin[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aleutian Islands[16]
- Commons gallery: Aleutian Islands[17]
- Population: 8162[18]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[19], Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire[20], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Encyclopedic Lexicon[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], New International Encyclopedia (1902–1905)[26], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[27], Otto's encyclopedia[28], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[29], Great dictionary of geographical names[30], The American Cyclopædia[31], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[32]
- Native label: Aleutian Islands[33]
- Different from: Aleutian Arc[34]
- Length: 1200 miles[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 2857 m[36]
- Area: 6821 square mile[37]
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/europe-north-america/united-states-of-america/aleutian-islands/[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Aleutian Islands include Aleutians West Census Area[39], a census area of Alaska[40], in United States[41], founded in 1980[42]; Aleutians East Borough[43], a borough of Alaska[44], in United States[45], founded in 1986[46]; and Aleutian Current[47], an ocean current[48].
Why It Matters
Aleutian Islands has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for it include Aleutians West Census Area[39], a census area of Alaska[40], in United States[41], founded in 1980[42]; Aleutians East Borough[43], a borough of Alaska[44], in United States[45], founded in 1986[46]; and Aleutian Current[47], an ocean current[48].