Unalaska, Alaska

Unalaska is a city in Alaska. Unalaska is on Unalaska Island and neighboring Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Islands.

City
Coordinates: 53°53′20″N 166°31′38″W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Aleutians West
Incorporated	March 3, 1942
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  (2020)
• 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

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  The port of Unalaska in 1816.

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  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.

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  Russian Orthodox church and town, June 1906

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  From John Cobb field notebook: Unalaska, Alaska. June 1906* * Subjects (LCTGM): Houses--Alaska--Unalaska; Ships--Alaska--Unalaska * Subjects (LCSH): Unalaska (Alaska)

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  Unalaska view in 1972 with the collapsed buildings of the closed naval base in the foreground

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  Satellite shot of the islands of Umnak (left) and Unalaska (right).

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  Satellite view of Dutch Harbor.

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  Unalaska's mayor Vincent M. Tutiakoff Sr., shown in June 2017.