Aleutian Islands
an archipelago extending SW from the Alaska Peninsula: part of Alaska.
- Also called Aleutians.
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How to use Aleutian Islands in a sentence
My final stop was a life-changing surf expedition to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.
A mysterious, previously undiscovered supervolcano may be lurking beneath Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.
An enormous supervolcano may be hiding under Alaskan islands | Beth Geiger | December 7, 2020 | Science NewsAlexandra Gutierrez is a reporter based in the Aleutian Islands and a columnist for Pacific Fishing.
The Aleutian Islands present a peculiar exception to the general coast topography of the rest of the continent.
North America | Israel C. RussellThe Aleutian Islands and neighbouring waters is the home of the sea-otter, which is clothed with the most beautiful of all furs.
North America | Israel C. Russell
Here, then, came Pushkareff in 1762 after two years' cruising about the Aleutian Islands.
Vikings of the Pacific | Agnes C. LautIn the straits between the different Aleutian Islands runs a terrific tide-rip.
Vikings of the Pacific | Agnes C. LautIt is among the Aleutian Islands that these animals are chiefly taken.
Along Alaska's Great River | Frederick Schwatka
British Dictionary definitions for Aleutian Islands
a chain of over 150 volcanic islands, extending southwestwards from the Alaska Peninsula between the N Pacific and the Bering Sea
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Cultural definitions for Aleutian Islands
[ (uh-looh-shuhn) ]
Chain of volcanic (see volcano) islands off western Alaska between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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