Amaknak Island

Amaknak Island or Umaknak Island is the most populated island in the , an archipelago which is part of the U.S. state of .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Amakhnak”, “Amakhnak Island”, “Amaknah Island”, “Amaknax”, “Amaxnax”, “Amoknak”, “Amoknak Island”, “Ostrov Amaknakh”, “Udaxtam Tangii”, and “Umaknak Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Unalaska Airport and Holy Ascension Orthodox Church.

Aerodrome
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Tom Madsen Airport is a state-owned public-use …

Church
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The Church of the Holy Ascension, also known as the… is situated 2½ miles south of Amaknak Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unalaska.

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is a city on the of and Amaknak.

Amaknak Island

Latitude
53.91091° or 53° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
-166.53042° or 166° 31′ 50″ west
Population
2,520
Elevation
1,539 feet (469 metres)
Open location code
925MWF69+9R
Geo­Names ID
5879282
Wiki­data ID
Q452591
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aleut to Uzbek—“Amaknak Island” goes by many names.
  • Aleut: “Amaxnax̂”
  • Azerbaijani: “Amaknak adası”
  • Catalan: “Amaknak”
  • Cebuano: “Amaknak Island”
  • Chinese: “阿馬克納克島”
  • Dutch: “Amaknak Island”
  • French: “île Amaknak”
  • French: “Île Amaknak”
  • Galician: “Amaknak”
  • German: “Amaknak Island”
  • Irish: “Oileán Amaknak”
  • Italian: “Amaknak”
  • Japanese: “アマクナック島”
  • Korean: “애머크낵섬”
  • Malayalam: “അമാക്നാക് ദ്വീപ്”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Amaknak”
  • Russian: “Амакнак”
  • Turkish: “Amaknak Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Амакнак”
  • Uzbek: “Amaknak oroli”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dutch Harbor and Biorka.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mount Ballyhoo and Dutch Harbor.

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Worth a closer look: Juneau and Anchorage.

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