Unimak Island (; 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 barren-ground caribou. West of Unimak Island, the largest native mammal in the Aleutians is the red fox.

Buildings

Scotch Cap Lighthouse was built in 1903 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 above the sea, the lighthouse slid into the sea, killing five Coast Guard personnel.

The Cape Sarichef Lighthouse and the Cape Sarichef Airport are also located on the island.

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File:Cape Promontory Cape Lutkes, Alaska. Cape Lutkes is part of the Aleutian Islands.JPG|Cape Lutkes headland

File:Unimak Volcanoes.jpg|alt=Shishaldin, Isanotski and Roundtop volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in morning light.|Shishaldin, Isanotski and Roundtop volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in morning light.

File:Unimak Island Pogramni volcano.jpg|alt=Pogramni () volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.|Pogramni () volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.

File:6E5A4620.jpg|alt=Shishaldin () volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.|Shishaldin () volcano as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.

File:Isanopski and Roundtop volcanoes.jpg|alt=Isanotski () and Roundtop () volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.|Isanotski () and Roundtop () volcanoes as seen from the Unimak Pass in the morning light.

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See also

  • Extreme points of the United States

References

Further reading

  • Titanic and Nautical Resource Center
  • Unimak Island: Blocks 1046 through 1049 and 1055 through 1065, Census Tract 1, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska United States Census Bureau