Aleutian Islands

plural noun

1. an archipelago extending SW from the Alaska Peninsula: part of Alaska.

Aleutian Islands

plural noun

1. a chain of over 150 volcanic islands, extending southwestwards from the Alaska Peninsula between the N Pacific and the Bering Sea

Aleutian Islands

1. Chain of volcanic ( see volcano ) islands off western Alaska between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean .

Example Sentences

Along the West Coast, marbled murrelets are found regularly from Santa Cruz, California, to the Aleutian Islands.

From Science Daily

For instance, song sparrows that live year-round in the Aleutian Islands can be up to three times larger than their counterparts in the coastal marshes of California.

From Science Daily

A federal fishery agency reported this week that 10 killer whales were caught in the gear of trawl net vessels fishing this year in the Bering Sea and North Pacific waters off the Aleutian Islands.

From Seattle Times

The Russian-Chinese warships also circled part of the Aleutian Islands archipelago.

From Reuters

The comments followed the deployment of 11 Chinese and Russian warships in a joint task force that sailed near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands recently, prompting criticism from Republican lawmakers.

From Washington Times