Aleutian Islands

English

The Aleutian Islands

Etymology

Possibly from Chukchi aliat (“island”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æliːuːʃən ɑɪlændz/

Proper noun

Aleutian Islands

  1. An archipelago of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, between Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Asia. They are part of the United States.

Synonyms

  • Catherine Archipelago

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