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Amaknak Island

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Amaknak's land area is 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km), which is dwarfed by its neighbor Unalaska Island, which has a land area of 1,051 sq. miles (2,722 km). The highest point on Amaknak is
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Despite its small size, Amaknak is the most populous of all the islands of the Aleutians chain, with 2,524 residents as of the
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Most populous of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
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Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U.S. Army
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Amaknak Island is located in Alaska
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Russian
Aleut
Russian
Aleutian Islands
U.S. state
Alaska
Fox Islands
Aleutian Islands
Aleutians West Census Area
Alaska
Unalaska Bay
Bering Sea
Unalaska Island
Iliuliuk Harbor
Captains Bay
Mount Ballyhoo
2000 census
City of Unalaska
Dutch Harbor
Battle of Dutch Harbor
Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U.S. Army
Bergsland, K.
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