Andreanof Islands

[ an-dree-an-awf, -of, ahn-dree-ah-nawf, -nof; Russian uhn-dryi-yah-nuhf ]

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the W part of the Aleutian Islands. 1,432 sq. mi. (3,710 sq. km).

Andreanof Islands

/ ˌændrɪˈɑːnɒf /

plural noun

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

Example Sentences

The Alaska Earthquake Center reports a magnitude 6.1 quake at 9:06 a.m. in the Andreanof Islands.

From US News

The Alaska Earthquake Center also reports a magnitude 5.0 quake at 4:23 a.m. in the Andreanof Islands.

From US News

The epicenter was near the Andreanof Islands, about 121 miles southeast of Atka.

From Washington Times

On the same day in mid-August, a volcano erupted in Alaska, an earthquake hit near Alaska's Andreanof Islands and another rocked Kyrgyzstan in the . former Soviet Union.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Adak, an as-yet-uncompleted base in the Andreanof Islands, Franklin Roosevelt went ashore, amid fog and mud, for a six-hour stay.

From Time Magazine Archive