Aleutian Islands

Aleutian Islands

A chain of rugged volcanic islands of southwest Alaska curving about 1,931 km (1,200 mi) west from the Alaska Peninsula and separating the Bering Sea from the Pacific Ocean. The islands were explored in 1741 by Vitus Bering, a Danish navigator employed by Russia, and remained under Russian control until Alaska was purchased by the United States in 1867. The islands are the site of U.S. military bases and research stations.

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Aleutian Islands

pl n

(Placename) a chain of over 150 volcanic islands, extending southwestwards from the Alaska Peninsula between the N Pacific and the Bering Sea

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Aleutian Islands - an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska Aleutians Aleut - a community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska; "the Aleut and the Eskimo are related culturally and linguistically" AK, Alaska, Last Frontier - a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States" Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world

Translations

Aleutian Islands [əˈluːʃən] npl
the Aleutian Islands → les îles fpl Aléoutiennes
A levels [ˈeɪlɛv^əlz] npl (British) → baccalauréat m

Aleutian Islands

pl → Aleuten pl

Aleutian Islands [əˈluːʃ/ən ˈaɪləndz] npl the Aleutian Islands → le isole fpl Aleutine