Wislow Island
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Wislow Island is an island in the Fox Islands
group of the eastern Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state
of Alaska
. It is 520 feet (158.5 m) across and situated in Reese Bay midway between Capes Wislow and Cheerful on the north coast of Unalaska Island
, 11.3 miles (18.2 km) northwest of Dutch Harbor
. It was named in 1888 by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries.
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....
group of the eastern Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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...
. It is 520 feet (158.5 m) across and situated in Reese Bay midway between Capes Wislow and Cheerful on the north coast of Unalaska Island
Unalaska Island
Unalaska is an island in the Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska, at . The island has a land area of . The city of Unalaska, Alaska, covers part of the island and all of neighboring Amaknak Island where the Port of Dutch Harbor is located...
, 11.3 miles (18.2 km) northwest of Dutch Harbor
Unalaska, Alaska
Unalaska is a city in the Aleutians West Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Unalaska is located on Unalaska Island and neighboring Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Islands off of mainland Alaska....
. It was named in 1888 by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries.