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Amaknak Island

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Island groups
  
Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands

Points of interest
  
Museum of the Aleutians, Aleutian World War II Nationa, Mount Ballyhoo, Sitka Spruce Park, WWII Underground Hospital

Amaknak Island or Umaknak Island (Aleut: Amaxnax̂) is an islet of the Fox Islands archipelago of the Aleutian Islands, in the Aleutians West Census Area of southwestern Alaska.

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Map of Amaknak Island, Unalaska, AK, USA

Geography

Amaknak Island is located northeast of Unalaska Island, in Unalaska Bay.

The island's land area is 3.3 sq.mi. (8.5 km2).

Population

It is the most populous of all the islands of the Aleutians chain.

The Dutch Harbor area of the city of Unalaska is located on Amaknak Island. The island's population was 2,524 as of the 2000 census, comprising almost 59 percent of the city of Unalaska's population.

References

Amaknak Island Wikipedia