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{{Short description|Island in Alaska, United States}}

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|native_name_link = Aleut language|nickname =|location = Northern Pacific Ocean540616412display=inline}}|archipelago = Aleutian Islands|total_islands =|major_islands =|area_sqmi = 1571.41|length_km = 95|width_km = 116|highest_mount = Mount Shishaldin|elevation_ft = 9373|country = United States|country_admin_divisions_title = State|country_admin_divisions = Alaska|country_admin_divisions_title_1 = BoroughAleutians East Borough, Alaska>Aleutians East|country_admin_divisions_title_2 =|country_admin_divisions_2 =|country_largest_city =|country_largest_city_population =|population = 35|population_as_of = 2010|density_km2 = 0.02|ethnic_groups =|additional_info =}}(File:Cape Promontory Cape Lutkes, Alaska. Cape Lutkes is part of the Aleutian Islands.JPG|thumb|Cape Lutkes headland)Unimak Island (, ) is the largest island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Geography

It is the easternmost island in the Aleutians and, with an area of {{convert|1,571.41|sqmi|km2|2|abbr=off|sp=us}}, the 9th largest island in the United States and the 134th largest island in the world. It is home to Mount Shishaldin, one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world. According to the United States Census Bureau, 64 people were living on Unimak as of the 2000 census, all of them in the city of False Pass at the eastern end of the island. Cape Lutke is a headland on the island. Cape Pankof is located at the extreme southwest of the island.The Fisher Caldera is a volcanic crater in the west-central part of Unimak. Some characteristics include many volcanic cones and undrained lakes. It is named for Bernard Fisher, a U.S. Geological Survey geologist who was killed in Umnak Pass.Mount Westdahl, {{convert|5426|ft|m}} in elevation, is a stratovolcano of the Aleutian Range on the island situated at its western end.

Natural history

When the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act was passed on 2 December 1980, {{convert|910000|acre|ha}} of the island was designated as wilderness.WEB,www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=619&tab=Wilderness%20Laws, Unimak Wilderness, 2014-11-17, This area is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.As a faunal extension of the Alaska Peninsula, Unimak has a relatively diverse assemblage of terrestrial mammals, including Alaska Peninsula brown bears and porcupine caribou. West of Unimak Island, the largest native mammal in the Aleutians is the red fox.

Buildings

Scotch Cap Lighthouse was built in 1903WEB, Prints of Poetry - A Gratitude Company,www.titanic-nautical.com/Lighthouses-AK-Scotch-Cap.html,www.titanic-nautical.com/Lighthouses-AK-Scotch-Cap.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20100627052011www.titanic-nautical.com/Lighthouses-AK-Scotch-Cap.html,">web.archive.org/web/20100627052011www.titanic-nautical.com/Lighthouses-AK-Scotch-Cap.html, dead, 2010-06-27, Ak - Scotch Cap Lighthouse, Titanic-nautical.com, 1946-04-01, 2017-12-16, and was staffed by the US Coast Guard. On April 1, 1946, during the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake, the lighthouse was struck by a tsunami. Even though the lighthouse was {{convert|98|ft|m}} above the sea, the lighthouse slid into the sea, killing five Coast Guard personnel.DrGeorgePC website with photosThe Cape Sarichef Lighthouse and the Cape Sarichef Airport are also located on the island.(File:Unimak Volcanoes.jpg|alt=Shishaldin, Isanotski and Roundtop volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in morning light.|thumb|Shishaldin, Isanotski and Roundtop volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in morning light.)(File:Unimak Island Pogramni volcano.jpg|alt=Pogramni ({{convert|6569|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.|thumb|Pogramni ({{convert|6569|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.)(File:6E5A4620.jpg|alt=Shishaldin ({{convert|9373|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.|thumb|Shishaldin ({{convert|9373|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.)(File:Isanopski and Roundtop volcanoes.jpg|alt=Isanotski ({{convert|8104|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) and Roundtop ({{convert|6128|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.|thumb|Isanotski ({{convert|8104|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) and Roundtop ({{convert|6128|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.)

See also

• {{C|Islands of Aleutians East Borough, Alaska}}
• Extreme points of the United States

References

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Further reading

• www.titanic-nautical.com/Lighthouses-AK-Scotch-Cap.html" title="web.archive.org/web/20100627052011www.titanic-nautical.com/Lighthouses-AK-Scotch-Cap.html">Titanic and Nautical Resource Center
• Unimak Island: Blocks 1046 through 1049 and 1055 through 1065, Census Tract 1, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska United States Census Bureau

External links

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