Pavlof Islands
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The Pavlof Islands are a group of seven islands that lie south of Pavlof Bay on the Alaska Peninsula
of Alaska
, USA. They are part of the Aleutians East Borough
of Alaska. The islands include Dolgoi Island
(Anganax̂six̂), Goloi (Atx̂uunux̂), Inner Iliasik (Iluuĝix̂ Ixsaĝdaaĝux̂), Outer Iliasik (Qagaaĝix̂ Ixsaĝdaaĝux̂), Poperechnoi (Kuyagdax̂), Ukolnoi (Kitaĝutax̂̂), and Wosnesenski (Unatxux̂). Dolgoi Island is the largest of these in area. They have a total land area of 206.265 km² (79.6 sq mi) and are uninhabited.
An increase in earthquake activity was noted at Pavlof on June 1, 1997. Two days later the National Weather Service
in Cold Bay reported a steam plume rising 3000 feet (914 m) above Pavlof's summit. The Alaska Volcano Observatory
monitors the volcano and expects renewed activity. Pavlof last erupted from September to December 1996. This update is based on information posted by the U.S. Geological Survey's Alaska Volcano Observatory on Volcan ListServ on June 3, 1997.
1838 A.F. Kashevarov, a Creole commanding Russian-American Company merchant vessels, leads a party traveling in skin boats from Cape Lisburne to a point 30 miles east of Point Barrow. He records information about the Inuit people.
The English name for the island is named after Pitka Pavalof a Creole of Russian-Native.In 1893,Pitka Pavalof and Sergei Gologoff Cherosky, Creoles of Russian-Native descent, find gold on Birch Creek in Interior Alaska. Learning of the discovery, prospectors jump their claims and argue the claims are invalid because the men are Natives. The discovery attracts more non-Natives to the Yukon River and the town of Circle is founded.
Alaska Peninsula
The Alaska Peninsula is a peninsula extending about to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The peninsula separates the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay, an arm of the Bering Sea....
of 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. They are part of the Aleutians East Borough
Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
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of Alaska. The islands include Dolgoi Island
Dolgoi Island
Dolgoi Island is the largest of the Pavlof Islands lying off the southwest coast of the state of Alaska in the United States. It has a land area of 107.4 km² and is uninhabited. All of the Pavlof Islands are part of Aleutians East Borough....
(Anganax̂six̂), Goloi (Atx̂uunux̂), Inner Iliasik (Iluuĝix̂ Ixsaĝdaaĝux̂), Outer Iliasik (Qagaaĝix̂ Ixsaĝdaaĝux̂), Poperechnoi (Kuyagdax̂), Ukolnoi (Kitaĝutax̂̂), and Wosnesenski (Unatxux̂). Dolgoi Island is the largest of these in area. They have a total land area of 206.265 km² (79.6 sq mi) and are uninhabited.
An increase in earthquake activity was noted at Pavlof on June 1, 1997. Two days later the National Weather Service
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
in Cold Bay reported a steam plume rising 3000 feet (914 m) above Pavlof's summit. The Alaska Volcano Observatory
Alaska Volcano Observatory
The Alaska Volcano Observatory is a joint program of the United States Geological Survey, the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...
monitors the volcano and expects renewed activity. Pavlof last erupted from September to December 1996. This update is based on information posted by the U.S. Geological Survey's Alaska Volcano Observatory on Volcan ListServ on June 3, 1997.
1838 A.F. Kashevarov, a Creole commanding Russian-American Company merchant vessels, leads a party traveling in skin boats from Cape Lisburne to a point 30 miles east of Point Barrow. He records information about the Inuit people.
The English name for the island is named after Pitka Pavalof a Creole of Russian-Native.In 1893,Pitka Pavalof and Sergei Gologoff Cherosky, Creoles of Russian-Native descent, find gold on Birch Creek in Interior Alaska. Learning of the discovery, prospectors jump their claims and argue the claims are invalid because the men are Natives. The discovery attracts more non-Natives to the Yukon River and the town of Circle is founded.