Major groups in the Aleutian Islands are listed from east to west, and islands within each group are listed alphabetically. The Aleut names are given in parentheses.
Fox Islands
- Adugak Island - rookery for endangered Steller sea lion
- Aiktak Island (Ugangax)
- Akun Island (Akungan)
- Akutan Island (Akutanax̂) - Mount Akutan volcano, city of Akutan (population 713 in 2000)
- Amak Island (Amax)
- Amaknak Island (Amaxnax̂) - population was 2,524 in 2000
- Amukta Island (Amuux̂tax̂)
- Ananiuliak Island
- Avatanak Island (Agutanax̂)
- Baby Islands
- Bird Island (Kitnamax)
- Bogoslof Island (Aĝasaaĝux̂) - sanctuary for sea lions and nesting marine birds
- Breadloaf Island (Taanĝiinax̂)
- Buck Island (Ukdax̂sxix)
- Caton Island (Qagan Unimgix̂)
- Chagulak Island (Chugssĝinax̂)
Alaska with Aleutian island chain (at bottom), Unalaska Island is marked.
- Deer Island (Animin)
- Derbin Island
- Dushkot Island (Duxsxan)
- Egg Island (Ugalĝa)
- Emerald Island
- Expedition Island (Guchiganang)
- Fire Island - federally protected bird sanctuary
- Gargoyle Island
- Gull Island
- Hog Island (Uknadax)
- Kaligagan Island (Qisxagan)
- Kigul Island (Kiigalux̂)
- Krenitzin Islands (group of islands) - All part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
- Kudiakof Island
- Ogangen Island
- Ogchul Island (Uxchalux̂)
- Pancake Rock (Kaduuĝix̂ Tanax̂)
- Peter Island
- Poa Island (Saduuĝinax̂)
- Pustoi Island (Taĝilgadax)
- Rootok Island (Aayux̂tax̂)
- Round Island (Imlichin)
- Samalga Island (Samalĝa)
- Sanak Island (Sanaĝax)
- Sedanka Island (Sidaanax̂)
- Sushilnoi Island (Tanĝimax)
- Tangik Island (Tan'gax̂)
- Tanginak Island
- Tigalda Island (Qigalĝan)
- Ugamak Island (Ugangax̂)
- Umnak Island (Unmax)
- Unalaska Island (Nawan-Alaxsxa)
- Unalga Island (Unalĝa)
- Unimak Island (Unimax)
- Vsevidof Island (Uyagax̂)
- Wislow Island
Islands of Four Mountains (Uniiĝun)
Andreanof Islands (Niiĝuĝin tanangis)
- Adak Island (Adaax)
- Agligadak Island (Aĝligadax)
- Amatigis Islands
- Amatignak Island (Amatignax̂)
- Amlia Island (Amlax)
- Anagaksik Island (Anagaxsax̂)
- Argonne Island
- Asuksak Island (Hasux̂sax̂)
- Atka Island (Atx̂ax̂)
- Aziak Island (Haazax)
- Barbara Island
- Black Island
- Bobrof Island (Walĝa)
- Bolshoi Island (Tanax̂ Angunax̂)
- Box Island
- Castle Island
- Chaika Rock (Hasax̂sax̂)
- Channel Island
- Chisak Island (Hatmax)
- Chugul Island (Chiĝulax̂)
- Cone Island
- Cormorant Island
- Crone Island
- Delarof Islands (Naahmiĝun tanangis)
- Dora Island
- Eddy Island (Ugidaagamax)
- Egg Island (Ugalĝa)
- Elf Island
- Fenimore Rock (Taxchisax̂)
- Gareloi Island (Anangusix̂)
- Gramp Rock
- Great Sitkin Island (Stitxinax̂̂)
- Green Island (Hmiikaayaĝus)
- Igitkin Island (Igitxix̂)
- Ikiginak Island (Ikiiĝinax̂)
- Ilak Island (Iilax̂)
- Ina Island
- Kagalaska Island (Qigalaxsix̂)
- Kanaga Island (Kanaga)
- Kanu Island (Yunax̂)
- Kasatochi Island (Qanan-tanax)
- Kavalga Island (Qawalĝa)
- Koniuji Island (Tanĝimax)
- Little Tanaga Island (Tanagax̂)
- North Island (Chihngax̂)
- Ogliuga Island (Aglaga)
- Oglodak Island (Ungluudâ)
- Plum Island
- Ringgold Island (Tanam Aduu)
- Sadatanek Island (Sadan-tanax̂)
- Sagchudak Island (Saĝuugax̂)
- Sagigik Island (Amlagim Saĝuugaa)
- Salt Island (Uladax)
- Sea Parrot Island
- Seguam Island (Saĝuugamax)
- Silak Island (Silax̂)
- Skagul Island (Sxaĝulax̂)
- South Island
- Staten Island (Iluuĝix̂ Tanax̂)
- Tag Islands (Tagachaluĝis)
- Tagadak Island (Tanadax)
- Tagalak Island (Tagalax̂)
- Tanadak Island (Tanaadax̂)
- Tanaga Island (Tanax̂ax)
- Tanaklek Island (Tanaqlax̂)
- The Signals
- The Three Sisters
- Tidgituk Island (Aakutanas)
- Ugidak Island (Qagan-tanax̂)
- Ulak Island (Uulax)
- Umak Island (Uhmax̂)
- Unalga Island (Unalĝa)
- Uyak Island (Uuyax)
- Whip Island
Rat Islands (Qax̂um tanangis)
- Amchitka Island (Amchixtax̂) - site of underground nuclear weapons tests
- Bird Rock
- Davidof Island (Qanan-tanax)
- Khvostof Island (Atanax̂)
- Kiska Island (Qisxa)
- Little Kiska Island (Kangxhix̂)
- Little Sitkin Island (Sitignax̂)
- Pyramid Island
- Rat Island (Hawadax)
- Segula Island (Chiĝulax̂)
- Semisopochnoi Island (Unyax)
- Tanadak Island (Tanaadax̂)
Buldir Island (Idmaax)
Near Islands (Sasignan Tanangin)
Commander Islands (Russia
)
- Bering Island (Russian: остров Беринга)
- Medny Island (Russian: остров Медный)
References
- Bergsland, K. Aleut Dictionary, Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1994
- Orth, Donald J. 1971. Dictionary of Alaskan place names. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 567, 1083 pp.
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