List of Aleutian Islands
Major groups in the Aleutian Islands are listed from east to west, and islands within each group are listed alphabetically. The Aleut names are given in parentheses.
Fox Islands
- Adugak Island - rookery for endangered Steller sea lion
- Aiktak Island (Ugangax)
- Akun Island (Akungan)
- Akutan Island (Akutanax̂) - Mount Akutan volcano, city of Akutan (population 713 in 2000)
- Amak Island (Amax)
- Amaknak Island (Amaxnax̂) - population was 2,524 in 2000
- Amukta Island (Amuux̂tax̂)
- Ananiuliak Island
- Avatanak Island (Agutanax̂)
- Baby Islands
- Bird Island (Kitnamax)
- Bogoslof Island (Aĝasaaĝux̂) - sanctuary for sea lions and nesting marine birds
- Breadloaf Island (Taanĝiinax̂)
- Buck Island (Ukdax̂sxix)
- Caton Island (Qagan Unimgix̂)
- Chagulak Island (Chugssĝinax̂)
- Deer Island (Animin)
- Derbin Island
- Dushkot Island (Duxsxan)
- Egg Island (Ugalĝa)
- Emerald Island
- Expedition Island (Guchiganang)
- Fire Island - federally protected bird sanctuary
- Gargoyle Island
- Gull Island
- Hog Island (Uknadax)
- Kaligagan Island (Qisxagan)
- Kigul Island (Kiigalux̂)
- Krenitzin Islands (group of islands) - All part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
- Kudiakof Island
- Ogangen Island
- Ogchul Island (Uxchalux̂)
- Pancake Rock (Kaduuĝix̂ Tanax̂)
- Peter Island
- Poa Island (Saduuĝinax̂)
- Pustoi Island (Taĝilgadax)
- Rootok Island (Aayux̂tax̂)
- Round Island (Imlichin)
- Samalga Island (Samalĝa)
- Sanak Island (Sanaĝax)
- Sedanka Island (Sidaanax̂)
- Sushilnoi Island (Tanĝimax)
- Tangik Island (Tan'gax̂)
- Tanginak Island
- Tigalda Island (Qigalĝan)
- Ugamak Island (Ugangax̂)
- Umnak Island (Unmax)
- Unalaska Island (Nawan-Alaxsxa)
- Unalga Island (Unalĝa)
- Unimak Island (Unimax)
- Vsevidof Island (Uyagax̂)
- Wislow Island
Islands of Four Mountains (Uniiĝun)
- Amukta Island (Amuux̂tax̂)
- Chagulak Island (Chugaaĝinax̂)
- Chuginadak Island (Tanax̂ Angunax̂)
- Carlisle Island (Kigalĝa)
- Herbert Island (Chiĝulax)
- Kagamil Island (Qagaamila)
- Uliaga Island (Ulaĝa)
- Yunaska Island (Yunax̂sxa)
Andreanof Islands (Niiĝuĝin tanangis)
- Adak Island (Adaax)
- Agligadak Island (Aĝligadax)
- Amatigis Islands
- Amatignak Island (Amatignax̂)
- Amlia Island (Amlax)
- Anagaksik Island (Anagaxsax̂)
- Argonne Island
- Asuksak Island (Hasux̂sax̂)
- Atka Island (Atx̂ax̂)
- Aziak Island (Haazax)
- Barbara Island
- Black Island
- Bobrof Island (Walĝa)
- Bolshoi Island (Tanax̂ Angunax̂)
- Box Island
- Castle Island
- Chaika Rock (Hasax̂sax̂)
- Channel Island
- Chisak Island (Hatmax)
- Chugul Island (Chiĝulax̂)
- Cone Island
- Cormorant Island
- Crone Island
- Delarof Islands (Naahmiĝun tanangis)
- Dora Island
- Eddy Island (Ugidaagamax)
- Egg Island (Ugalĝa)
- Elf Island
- Fenimore Rock (Taxchisax̂)
- Gareloi Island (Anangusix̂)
- Gramp Rock
- Great Sitkin Island (Stitxinax̂̂)
- Green Island (Hmiikaayaĝus)
- Igitkin Island (Igitxix̂)
- Ikiginak Island (Ikiiĝinax̂)
- Ilak Island (Iilax̂)
- Ina Island
- Kagalaska Island (Qigalaxsix̂)
- Kanaga Island (Kanaga)
- Kanu Island (Yunax̂)
- Kasatochi Island (Qanan-tanax)
- Kavalga Island (Qawalĝa)
- Koniuji Island (Tanĝimax)
- Little Tanaga Island (Tanagax̂)
- North Island (Chihngax̂)
- Ogliuga Island (Aglaga)
- Oglodak Island (Ungluudâ)
- Plum Island
- Ringgold Island (Tanam Aduu)
- Sadatanek Island (Sadan-tanax̂)
- Sagchudak Island (Saĝuugax̂)
- Sagigik Island (Amlagim Saĝuugaa)
- Salt Island (Uladax)
- Sea Parrot Island
- Seguam Island (Saĝuugamax)
- Silak Island (Silax̂)
- Skagul Island (Sxaĝulax̂)
- South Island
- Staten Island (Iluuĝix̂ Tanax̂)
- Tag Island (Tagachaluĝis)
- Tagadak Island (Tanadax)
- Tagalak Island (Tagalax̂)
- Tanadak Island (Tanaadax̂)
- Tanaga Island (Tanax̂ax)
- Tanaklek Island (Tanaqlax̂)
- The Signals
- The Three Sisters
- Tidgituk Island (Aakutanas)
- Ugidak Island (Qagan-tanax̂)
- Ulak Island (Uulax)
- Umak Island (Uhmax̂)
- Unalga Island (Unalĝa)
- Uyak Island (Uuyax)
- Whip Island
Rat Islands (Qax̂um tanangis)
- Amchitka Island (Amchixtax̂) - site of underground nuclear weapons tests
- Bird Rock
- Davidof Island (Qanan-tanax)
- Khvostof Island (Atanax̂)
- Kiska Island (Qisxa)
- Little Kiska Island (Kangxhix̂)
- Little Sitkin Island (Sitignax̂)
- Pyramid Island
- Rat Island (Hawadax)
- Segula Island (Chiĝulax̂)
- Semisopochnoi Island (Unyax)
- Tanadak Island (Tanaadax̂)
Buldir Island (Idmaax)
Near Islands (Sasignan Tanangin)
- Agattu Island (Angatux̂)
- Alaid Island (Igingiinax̂)
- Attu Island (Atan)
- Cooper Islands
- Gibson Islands
- Hammerhead Island
- Hodikof Island
- Kennon Island
- Kohl Island
- Loaf Island
- Lotus Island
- Nizki Island (Avayax̂)
- Peaked Island
- Savage Island
- Semichi Islands (Samiyan)
- Shemya Island (Samiyax̂)
Commander Islands (Russia
)
- Bering Island (Russian: остров Беринга)
- Medny Island (Russian: остров Медный)
References
- Bergsland, K. Aleut Dictionary, Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1994
- Orth, Donald J. 1971. Dictionary of Alaskan place names. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 567, 1083 pp.
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