Akutan Island (54°07′41″N, 165°55′05″W) is an island of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, USA. The island is approximately 30 km (18 mi) in length and contains the Mount Akutan volcano. Looking down the Aleutians from an airplane. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Official languages English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² 13. ... Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. ...

Akutan is an Aleut name reported by P. K. Krenitzin and M. Levashev in 1768 and spelled Acootan by Cook in 1785. This name may be from the Aleut word "hakuta" which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "I made a mistake." The Aleuts (self-denomination: Unangax) are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, U.S.A.. // Location For specific tribal village names, see List of Native Alaskan Tribal Entities. ... James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ...