Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands

Volcanoes, places and people in a wild and windy environment.

Overview | Total images: 12

Background information on the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands.

Volcano fieldwork | Total images: 20

The Alaska Volcano Observatory monitors numerous volcanoes in the Aleutians. This gallery shows installation of equipment to monitor volcanic deformation and earthquakes.

Alaska Peninsula | Total images: 24

The grandeur of the Alaska Peninsula, mostly from the air.

Unimak Island | Total images: 24

The wild beauty of Unimak island.

Umnak Island | Total images: 22

Okmok caldera, Aleuts, cowboys, and WW2 have shaped the history of Umnak Island.

Adak, Kanaga and Great Sitkin Islands | Total images: 10

A few impressions from these islands in the central Aleutians.