Andreanof Islands

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

An·dre·a·nof Islands

(ăn′drē-ăn′əf, -ôf, än′drē-ä′nəf)

A group of islands of southwest Alaska in the central Aleutian Islands.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Andreanof Islands

(ˌændrɪˈɑːnɒf)

pl n

(Placename) a group of islands in the central Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Area: 3710 sq km (1432 sq miles)

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

An•dre•a′nof Is′lands

(ˌæn driˈæn ɔf, -ɒf, ˌɑn driˈɑ nɔf, -nɒf)
n.pl.

a group of islands in the W part of the Aleutian Islands. 1432 sq. mi. (3710 sq. km).

References in periodicals archive ?

The Aleutians encompass approximately 300 volcanic islands that are divided into five island groups (from east to west): Fox Islands, Islands of Four Mountains, Andreanof Islands, Rat Islands, and Near Islands.

Freshwater fish inventory of the Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska

M 2.8, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska<br />At 02:44:11 UTC<br />Depth: 19.50 km (12.12 mi)

May 21 Doomsday update: 12 earthquakes recorded worldwide

Collectively, the Aleutians are multiple island groups: Fox Islands, Near Islands, Rat Islands, Delarof Islands, Andreanof Islands, Islands of Four Mountains, and Krenitzin Islands.