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Encyclopedia > Umnak

Umnak is the easternmost of the Aleutian Islands, and also the largest in size, 65 x 22 miles. It is separated from Unalaska Island by Umnak Pass.


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Umnak Homepage (222 words)
Umnak is part of the "Fox" islands, southwest of mainland Alaska in the Aleutian chain.
Umnak has no natural harbor, supports no trees, and is very mountainous.
General Buckner solved the runway problem by importing to Umnak 3,000,000 square feet of Marsden Matting, perforated-steel plating (PSP) that could be assembled with other steel plates to create a flat surface upon which aircraft could take off and land.
Okmok 1997 (3240 words)
Okmok Caldera is located on Umnak Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
Umnak Island was home to Fort Glenn, a W.W.II military base abandoned after W.W.II.
The base included 3 airstrips, one of which was located not far from a breach in the caldera wall which appeared might be a good route into the caldera.
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