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Unga Island


Unga Island (Uĝnaasaqax̂ in Aleut) is the largest of the Shumagin Islands off the Alaska Peninsula in southwestern Alaska, United States. The island has a land area of 170.73 sq mi (442.188 km²), making it the 35th largest island in the United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a permanent population of one, however the island is now uninhabited.

Unga Island was formerly named Grekodelarovskoe (Greek Delarov) for Evstratii Ivanovich Delarov who explored the area in the late 18th century on behalf of the Russian-American Company.

Coordinates: 55°15′38″N 160°41′42″W / 55.26056°N 160.69500°W / 55.26056; -160.69500



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