Umnak Island

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Umnak Island is one of the larger islands in Alaska’s Aleutian chain, known for its volcanic landscape and role as a strategic military site during World War II.

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Umnak Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
volcanic island
administrativeDivision Aleutians West Census Area
archipelago Aleutian Islands
climate subarctic maritime climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Alaska
surface form: State of Alaska
geologicalType stratovolcanoes and caldera complexes
hasCaldera Okmok Caldera
hasCoastlineOn Bering Sea
Northern Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific Ocean
hasCommunity Nikolski
hasEruptionHistory Okmok Caldera eruptions
hasFeature frequent fog and strong winds
rugged volcanic terrain
hasHighestPoint Mount Vsevidof
hasHistoricalEvent Aleutian Islands campaign
surface form: World War II Aleutian Islands Campaign
hasIndigenousPeople Aleut
surface form: Aleut (Unangan) people
hasMilitaryInstallation Fort Glenn Army Air Base
hasNearbySettlement Nikolski
hasRunway Fort Glenn airfield (World War II)
hasVolcanicField Okmok Caldera
hasVolcano Mount Okmok
Mount Recheshnoi
Amukta volcano
surface form: Tulik Volcano

Vsevidof Volcano
hasWildlife marine mammals
seabird colonies
knownFor World War II military installations
volcanic landscape
locatedIn Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Aleutians West Census Area
Bering Sea
Northern Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific Ocean
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
ocean Northern Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific Ocean
partOf Aleutian Islands
surface form: Fox Islands (Aleutian Islands)
region Aleutian Islands
sea Bering Sea
state Alaska
strategicRole air operations against Japanese forces in Aleutians
defense of Alaska during World War II
tectonicSetting Aleutian Arc
surface form: Aleutian volcanic arc
usedAs strategic military site during World War II
USState Alaska

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Aleutian Islands hasMajorIsland Umnak Island
Fox Islands majorIsland Umnak Island
Unalaska Island separatedFrom Umnak Island