Aleut [Archipelago] - Aleut

Japanese: アレウト[列島] - アレウト

An archipelago in an arc about 2,726 km between Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula. Also known as the Aleutian. Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, volcanic and seismic belt, it separates the Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea, and is home to Unalaska, Attu Island, and Amchitka Island, where the largest underground nuclear test in history was conducted in 1971. In 1867, the United States purchased most of Alaska from Russia as part of the country. The western end is Russian territory. There are many volcanoes. It was a fierce battleground in World War II. The indigenous people are the Aleuts. The US territory is about 18,000 ^km2 . → Pacific Ring of Fire / Pacific Ring of Seismic Belt → Related articles Unalaska [island] | Kiska [island] | Commander [islands] | Kodaya Daikokuya | Island arc

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Japanese:

アラスカとカムチャツカ半島の間約2726kmにある弧状列島。アリューシャンAleutianとも。環太平洋造山・火山・地震帯の一部で，太平洋とベーリング海を分け，ウナラスカ，アッツ島などのほか，1971年史上最大の地下核実験が行われたアムチトカ島がある。1867年アラスカの一部として米国がロシアから大部分を購入。西端はロシア領。火山が多い。第２次大戦の激戦地。先住民はアレウト人。米領は約１万8000km²。→環太平洋火山帯／環太平洋地震帯
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