Andreanof Islands

American  

[an-dree-an-awf, -of, ahn-dree-ah-nawf, -nof, uhn-dryi-yah-nuhf] / ˌæn driˈæn ɔf, -ɒf, ˌɑn driˈɑ nɔf, -nɒf, ʌn drjɪˈjɑ nəf /

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the W part of the Aleutian Islands. 1,432 sq. mi. (3,710 sq. km).

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Andreanof Islands British  

/ ˌændrɪˈɑːnɒf /

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the central Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Area: 3710 sq km (1432 sq miles)

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At Adak, an as-yet-uncompleted base in the Andreanof Islands, Franklin Roosevelt went ashore, amid fog and mud, for a six-hour stay.

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U.S. forces, said the Navy, had been entrenched on one of the Andreanof Islands since Sept. i.

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In difficult terrain and weather and within easy bombing range of Kiska, he built strong bases in the Andreanof Islands.

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On the same day in mid-August, a volcano erupted in Alaska, an earthquake hit near Alaska's Andreanof Islands and another rocked Kyrgyzstan in the . former Soviet Union.

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