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Adak, Kanaga and Great Sitkin Islands
A few impressions from these islands in the central Aleutians.

danger Adak can be a dangerous place because of unexploded ordnance in the ground. No diggin' here!
housing As a military base, Adak was among the largest cities in Alaska. Most people have left the island now, and most houses are abandoned.
forest The Adak National Forest.
kanaga5 Kanaga Island is just west of Adak.
kanaga4 The very summit of Kanaga volcano.
kanaga2 View from the summit down into caldera and lake.
kanaga3 View from the summit east towards Adak and Great Sitkin.
kanaga1 Installation of a seismic station on the flanks of Kanaga. In the background a steaming lava flow from an eruption in 1994.
gs2 Great Sitkin Island to the east of Adak. Unfortunately, the never ending fog would either hide the upper part of the island, only exposing the beaches and an old ship wreck ...
gs1 ...or the fog would hide the lower parts of the island and its volcano.

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