Aleutian Islands

American  

plural noun

1. an archipelago extending SW from the Alaska Peninsula: part of Alaska.

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Aleutian Islands British  

plural noun

1. 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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Aleutian Islands Cultural  

1. Chain of volcanic (see volcano) islands off western Alaska between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

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Example Sentences

A more severe tsunami warning was in effect for the western section of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, where people were being told to immediately evacuate designated tsunami hazard zones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

For instance, song sparrows that live year-round in the Aleutian Islands can be up to three times larger than their counterparts in the coastal marshes of California.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2023

The Russian-Chinese warships also circled part of the Aleutian Islands archipelago.

From Reuters • Aug. 27, 2023

The earthquake was felt widely throughout the Aleutian Islands, the Alaskan Peninsula and Cook Inlet regions, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

Atlantic and North Pacific; breeds from Maine to Greenland and from Farallone to Aleutian Islands; winters south to Virginia and California.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.