Unalaska, Alaska
city in Alaska, United States
Unalaska is a city in Alaska. Unalaska is on Unalaska Island and neighboring Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Islands.
Unalaska, Alaska | |
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 Hilltop view of Unalaska in January 2006 | |
  Unalaska, Alaska  Unalaska, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Area code | 907 |
| 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.
References
change- ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 154.
- ↑ "2021 Gazetteer Places Files - Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ↑ "Unalaska city, Alaska - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
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