Aleutian Islands

Possibly from Chukchi aliat (“an island”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌæliːˈuːʃən ˈɑɪlændz/

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the Aleutian Islands

1. An archipelago of more than three hundred small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, between Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Asia; part of the United States.

   Synonyms: Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, Catherine Archipelago