Umnak

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subdivision_name2 = Fox Islands of the Aleutian Islands
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Umnak (Unmax [Bergsland, K "Aleut Dictionary" Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1994] in Aleut) is one of the Fox Islands of the Aleutian Islands. With convert|686.01|sqmi|km2|2|lk=on of land area, it is the third largest island in the Aleutian archipelago and the 19th largest island in the United States. The island is home to a large volcanic caldera on Mount Okmok and is separated from Unalaska Island by Umnak Pass.

As of the 2000 census, [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-transpose=N&-redoLog=false&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=100$10000US020160001001070&-geo_id=100$10000US020160001001071&-geo_id=100$10000US020160001001072&-geo_id=100$10000US020160001001073&-geo_id=100$10000US020160001001074&-geo_id=100$10000US020160001001075&-geo_id=100$10000US020160001001076&-search_results=15000US020160001001&-_showChild=Y&-format=&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Umnak Island: Blocks 1070 thru 1076, Census Tract 1, Aleutian Islands West Census Area, Alaska] United States Census Bureau] the island had a population of 39 persons. Its only remaining community, Nikolski, comprised the island's entire population. Fort Glenn, a former major military facility on the Northwest shore of the island, played an instrumental role in the North Pacific Theater in World War II.

On Saturday July 12, 2008, Mount Okmok, located on Umnak, erupted, sending ash convert|50000|ft|m in the air and forcing the evacuation of Fort Glenn, a private cattle ranch located on the island.cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1238277220080713?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews|title=Alaska volcano erupts; island residents evacuated|date=July 13, 2008|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2008-07-13]

In popular culture

This island seems to be the primary reference to the fictional 'Shadow Moses Island' (Fox Archipelago) scenario in which the Sony PlayStation video game "Metal Gear Solid" takes place. Fact|date=July 2008

References

[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080713/ap_on_re_us/alaska_volcano Remote Alaska Volcano Erupts, Spewing Rock and Ash]

External links

* [http://www.hlswilliwaw.com/aleutians/umnak-homepage.htm Umnak homepage]
* [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic28-3-159.pdf Late-Quaternary Geomorphic Processes: Effects on the Ancient Aleuts of Umnak Island in the Aleutians]
* [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0004-0851(197602)8%3A1%3C7%3AGOUIEA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-I Geology of Umnak Island, Eastern Aleutian Islands as Related to the Aleuts]