The Shumagin Islands are a group of 20 islands in the Aleutians East Borough south of the mainland of Alaska, USA, at 54°54'–55°20' North 159°15'–160°45' West. The largest islands are Unga Island, Popof Island, Korovin Island, and Nagai Island. Other islands include Andronica, Big Koniuji, Little Koniuji, Simeonof, Chernabura, and Bird. The total land area is 1,192.369 km² (460.376 sq mi) and their total population as of the 2000 census was 953 persons, almost entirely in the city of Sand Point, on Popof Island. Aleutians East Borough (IPA pronunciation: ) is a 2nd class borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Unga Island is the largest of the Shumagin Islands off the Alaska Peninsula in southwestern Alaska, USA. The island has a land area of 442. ... Popof Island is an island in the Shumagin Islands south of mainland Alaska. ... Korovin Island is one of the Shumagin Islands in the Gulf of Alaska south of the Alaska Peninsula in the Aleutians East Borough of Alaska, USA. The island lies northeast of Popof Island and across the Unga Strait from the mainland peninsula. ... Andronica Island is one of the Shumagin Islands in the Gulf of Alaska south of the Alaska Peninsula in Aleutians East Borough of Alaska, USA. It lies east of Popof Island, southeast of Korovin Island, and northwest of Nagai Island. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Sand Point is a city located in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. ...

The Shumagin Islands were named after one of the sailors on Vitus Bering's 1741 expedition to the arctic seas who died. Vitus Bering Vitus Jonassen Bering (also, less correctly, Behring) (August 1681–December 19, 1741) was a Danish-born navigator in the service of the Russian Navy, a captain-komandor known among the Russian sailors as Ivan Ivanovich. ...

References

• Shumagin Islands: Block Group 3, Census Tract 1, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska United States Census Bureau