Place details
Place nameAleutian Islands
Other namesAlëuten, Aleutianas, Islas
CountryUnited States
Latitude56.383
Longitude-131.317
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Chain of small islands located off Alaska's S coast; Aleuts came from Alaskan mainland to islands around 2000 BC; there was internal warfare between Aleut tribes; Aleksey Chirikov charted islands in 1741; Russians exploited islands for fur.