Alaska Gazetteer
Fox Islands is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Fox Islands |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Comprising the E end of the Aleutian Islands between the Alaska Peninsula, to the E, and the Islands of Four Mountains, to the W, and extending from Isanotski Strait SW about 290 mi to Samalga Pass; includes Samalga, Umnak, Unalaska, and Unimak Islands and the Krenitzin Islands along with other smaller islands. |
| History: | Named in the eighteenth century by the Russian explorers and fur traders. |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 53.7833328247 |
| Longitude: | -166.583328247 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fox Islands: Fox Islands.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Fox Islands does not include property ownership information.
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Dutch Harbor, AK
(7.5 miles NNE) Biorka, AK (15.6 miles ENE) |
Makushin, AK
(16.5 miles W) |
