Akun Island is one of the Fox Islands

Fox Islands (Alaska)

The Fox Islands are a group of islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Fox Islands are the closest to mainland North America in the Aleutian chain, and just east of Samalga Pass and the Islands of Four Mountains group....

 subgroup of the Aleutian Islands in Aleutians East Borough

Aleutians East Borough, Alaska

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 of southwestern Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

, USA. It lies east of Akutan Island

Akutan Island

Akutan Island is an island in the Fox Islands group of the eastern Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. The island is approximately 18 mi in length. It contains the Mount Akutan volcano, which had a major lava eruption in 1979...

 and southwest of Unimak Island

Unimak Island

Unimak Island is the largest island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the easternmost island in the Aleutians and, with an area of 1,571.41 mi² , the ninth largest island in the United States and the 134th largest island in the world. It is home to Mount...

 across the Unimak Pass

Unimak Pass

Unimak Pass is a wide strait between the Bering Sea and the North Pacific Ocean southwest of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.-References:...

. The Krenitzin Islands

Krenitzin Islands

The Krenitzin Islands are a group of small islands located in the eastern portion of the Fox Islands group of the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The Krenitizins are situated between Unalaska Island to the southwest and Unimak Island to the northeast...

 lie to its south and southeast across the Avatanak Strait. Akun Island has a land area of 64.39 sq mi (166.77 km²) and is unpopulated save construction workers and a few hermits who control the cattle.

Akun Island is home to a small but significant population of cows introduced by the Russians. They are no longer domesticated but the population is controlled. Three domesticated horses also inhabit the island, along with a single dog. There is runway currently being built by Kiewit, R&M Consultants, and DOT.