Unalaska, Alaska
Unalaska is a city in Alaska. Unalaska is on Unalaska Island and neighboring Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Islands.
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| Coordinates: 53°53′20″N 166°31′38″W / 53.88889°N 166.52722°WCoordinates: 53°53′20″N 166°31′38″W / 53.88889°N 166.52722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Aleutians West |
| Incorporated | March 3, 1942[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 210.89 sq mi (546.2 km2) |
| • Land | 102.202 sq mi (264.70 km2) |
| • Water | 108.678 sq mi (281.47 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,254 |
| • Density | 20.17/sq mi (7.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99685 |
| FIPS code | 02-80770 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1419424 |
Almost all the community's port facilities are on Amaknak Island. This is better known as Dutch Harbor or just "Dutch". It is the largest fisheries port in the U.S. by volume caught.
The Aleut have lived on Unalaska Island for thousands of years. They named the island "Ounalashka" which means 'Near the Peninsula'.
Makushin Volcano is on the island. It is not quite visible from the town of Unalaska. On a clear day the steam can be seen rising from its cone.
Unalaska, Alaska Media
The port of Unalaska in 1816.
Aerial view of the Point Kadin vents, a series of post-glacial explosion pits and small cinder cones that occur along a fracture zone northwest of the summit of Makushin Volcano.
Russian Orthodox church and town, June 1906
From John Cobb field notebook: Unalaska, Alaska. June 1906* * Subjects (LCTGM): Houses--Alaska--Unalaska; Ships--Alaska--Unalaska * Subjects (LCSH): Unalaska (Alaska)
Unalaska view in 1972 with the collapsed buildings of the closed naval base in the foreground
Satellite shot of the islands of Umnak (left) and Unalaska (right).
Satellite view of Dutch Harbor.
Unalaska's mayor Vincent M. Tutiakoff Sr., shown in June 2017.
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References
- ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory (January 1996). Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. p. 154.
- ↑ 2021 Gazetteer Places Files - AlaskaUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ↑ Unalaska city, Alaska - Census Bureau ProfileUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
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