Scotch Cap Lighthouse was built in 1903[3] and was staffed by the US Coast Guard. On April 1, 1946, during the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake, the lighthouse was struck by a tsunami. Even though the lighthouse was 98 feet (30 m) above the sea, the lighthouse slid into the sea, killing five Coast Guard personnel.[4]
unimak, island, aleut, unimax, russian, Унимак, largest, island, aleutian, islands, chain, state, alaska, unimaknative, name, unimax, from, space, september, 1992, viewed, from, shuttle, endeavour, unimakgeographylocationnorthern, pacific, oceancoordinates54, . Unimak Island Aleut Unimax 1 Russian Unimak is the largest island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U S state of Alaska UnimakNative name Unimax 1 Unimak Island from space September 1992 viewed from Shuttle Endeavour on STS 47 UnimakGeographyLocationNorthern Pacific OceanCoordinates54 46 06 N 164 11 12 W 54 76833 N 164 18667 W 54 76833 164 18667ArchipelagoAleutian IslandsArea1 571 41 sq mi 4 069 9 km2 Length95 km 59 mi Width116 km 72 1 mi Highest elevation9 373 ft 2856 9 m Highest pointMount ShishaldinAdministrationUnited StatesStateAlaskaBoroughAleutians EastDemographicsPopulation64 2000 Pop density0 02 km2 0 05 sq mi Cape Lutkes headland Contents 1 Geography 2 Natural history 3 Buildings 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksGeography EditIt is the easternmost island in the Aleutians and with an area of 1 571 41 square miles 4 069 93 square kilometers the ninth largest island in the United States and the 134th largest island in the world It is home to Mount Shishaldin one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world According to the United States Census Bureau there were 64 people living on Unimak as of the 2000 census all of them in the city of False Pass at the eastern end of the island Cape Lutke is a headland on the island Cape Pankof is located at the extreme southwest of the island The Fisher Caldera is a volcanic crater in the west central part of Unimak Some characteristics include many volcanic cones and undrained lakes It is named for Bernard Fisher a U S Geological Survey geologist who was killed in Umnak Pass Mount Westdahl 5 426 feet 1 654 m in elevation is a stratovolcano of the Aleutian Range on the island situated at its western end Natural history EditWhen the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act was passed on 2 December 1980 910 000 acres 370 000 ha of the island was designated as wilderness 2 This area is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge As a faunal extension of the Alaska Peninsula Unimak has a relatively diverse assemblage of terrestrial mammals including Alaska Peninsula brown bears and porcupine caribou West of Unimak Island the largest native mammal in the Aleutians is the red fox Buildings EditScotch Cap Lighthouse was built in 1903 3 and was staffed by the US Coast Guard On April 1 1946 during the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake the lighthouse was struck by a tsunami Even though the lighthouse was 98 feet 30 m above the sea the lighthouse slid into the sea killing five Coast Guard personnel 4 The Cape Sarichef Lighthouse and the Cape Sarichef Airport are also located on the island Shishaldin Isanotski and Roundtop volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in morning light Pogramni 6569ft 2002m volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in morning light Shishaldin 9373ft 2857m volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in morning light Isanotski 8104ft 2470m and Roundtop 6128ft 1871m volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in morning light See also EditIslands of Aleutians East Borough Alaska Extreme points of the United StatesReferences Edit a b Bergsland K 1994 Aleut Dictionary Fairbanks Alaska Native Language Center Unimak Wilderness Retrieved 2014 11 17 Prints of Poetry A Gratitude Company 1946 04 01 Ak Scotch Cap Lighthouse Titanic nautical com Archived from the original on 2010 06 27 Retrieved 2017 12 16 DrGeorgePC website with photosFurther reading EditTitanic and Nautical Resource Center Unimak Island Blocks 1046 through 1049 and 1055 through 1065 Census Tract 1 Aleutians East Borough Alaska United States Census BureauExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Unimak Island Coordinates 54 46 06 N 164 11 12 W 54 76833 N 164 18667 W 54 76833 164 18667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Unimak Island amp oldid 1064159395, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
