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- Total 2000 population: 8,162
- Number of volcanoes: 57
- Largest island: Unalaska Island
- Largest city: Unalaska
- Comprise the westernmost part of the U.S.
- Westernmost extension of the Aleutians are the Komandorski Islands, or Commander Islands, which still belong to Russia
- Main economic activity: Fishing
- Only crop: Potatoes
- U.S. citizenship extended to natives in 1924
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Known as the Catherine Archipelagohe until the United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867, the Aleutian Islands are a chain of over 300 volcanic islands in the Northern Pacific Ocean that forms an arc between Alaska and Russia.
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Frequent Quakes
The area surrounding the Aleutian Islands has been prone to earthquake activity over the years. A 6.6-magnitude quake occurred in May 2008, which was preceded by a 7.3 temblor in December 2007. A 7.8-magnitude quake created a Pacific-wide tsunami on April Fool's Day of 1946. -
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Aleutian Islands News and Information
- Official Site: Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association
- Official Site: Museum of the Aleutians
- Wikipedia: Aleutian Islands
- US Geological Survey: Alaskan Peninsula and Aleutian Islands | Album
- GOES-11 Wildfire ABBA: Aleutian Islands and Western Alaska
- University of Connecticut Arctic Circle: Pribilof Aleuts Under U.S. Rule
- Google News: Aleutian Islands
- Associated Press: Earthquake strikes near Aleutian Islands, near Adak, Alaska (May 2, 2008)
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PRELIM: M2.9 00:59 11/24 52.4N 167.5W 106 km ESE of Nikolski, AK FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS Z=7km AK 10021226 33f06
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