Aleutian Islands
chain of islands in the Northern Pacific
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The Aleutian Islands are a chain of islands located in the Northern Pacific Ocean, stretching across a vast stretch of ocean. They matter because they form an important geographic boundary and have played a significant role in the history and geopolitics of the North Pacific region.
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The Aleutian Islands (/əˈluːʃən/ ə-LOO-shən; Russian: Алеутские острова, romanized: Aleutskiye ostrova; Aleut: Unangam Tanangin, "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi aliat, or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before the Alaska Purchase in 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain of 14 main, larger volcanic islands and 55 smaller ones.
Most of the islands belong to the U.S. state of Alaska, with the archipelago encompassing the Aleutians West Census Area and the Aleutians East Borough. The Commander Islands, located further to the west, belong to the Russian federal subject of Kamchatka Krai, of the Russian Far East.
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Aleutian IslandsArchipelagoes of AlaskaArchipelagoes of RussiaArchipelagoes of the Pacific OceanFormer biosphere reserves of the United StatesIslands of the Bering SeaIslands of the Russian Far EastPhysiographic sectionsRegions of AlaskaTemperate Northern PacificTundra ecoregionsVolcanic arc islands