Andreanof Islands

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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.

Andreanof Islands

(ˌændrɪˈɑːnɒf)

pl n

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

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).

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