Unga Island
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| Waters | Gulf of Alaska | |
| Archipelago | Shumagin Islands | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 16 ′ N , 160 ° 42 ′ W | |
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| surface | 442 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Unga Iceland is the largest island of the Alaska Peninsula upstream Shumagin Islands in the Gulf of Alaska .
Unga Island was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1968 . Petrified trees on the coast of the island are remnants of primeval and coastal sequoias that were buried by volcanic ash in the Tertiary . They are of scientific importance because of their informative value regarding the migrations over the Beringia land bridge between Asia and North America and the climate in the Aleutian arc before human settlement in Alaska.
The name of the Aleutians for the island was recorded in 1827 by Adam Johann von Krusenstern of the Imperial Russian Army as "Ounga". From Innocent of Alaska (1797-1879), a Russian Orthodox priest who evangelized the Aleut population, the name "O (strov) Unga" has been documented. 1840
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Natural Landmark: Unga Island on nps.gov