The Aleutian Islands

Discover Island Life NHLs

A photo of an Orthodox cemetery with white crosses and St. George Village, Alaska, on the horizon

The Seal Islands NHL

The Seal Islands National Historic Landmark, St. Paul and St. George Islands, Alaska

A photo of four wooden steps leading to a trail through a grove of short spruce trees.
Tree farm in the Aleutians

Sitka Spruce Plantation NHL

Sitka Spruce Plantation National Historic Landmark, Unalaska

A 360-degree gun mount on top of a sea cliff.

Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears NHL

Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U.S. Army National Historic Landmark

A photo of the Orthodox cross on a fence post with the church's green roofed dome in the background.

Church of the Holy Ascension NHL

Church of the Holy Ascension National Historic Landmark in the Aleutians

A 9,000 year old archeological site

Anangula National Historic Landmark

Anangula is one of the earliest known human settlements in the Aleutian Islands

Aleutian cultures preserved in a 4,000 year old village

Chaluka Site National Historic Landmark

Archeologist have studied periods of Aleutian cultures at an ancient village site near Nikolski Village

Japan's WWII invasion of Alaska

Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska NHL

Japanese troops occupied Kiska Island for more than 14 months before evacuating under cover of fog on July 28, 1943.

Fort Glenn provided aerial defensive cover for U.S. bases in Unalaska Bay during WWII

Fort Glen National Historic Landmark

Fort Glenn NHL is the most comprehensive and intact World War II base in the Aleutian Islands

WWII Adak Island Army Base & Naval Operating Base National Historic Landmark

Adak Army & Naval Operating Bases NHL

Established in 1942, these WWII installations were an important part of the U.S. western front

Attu Battlefield & U.S. Army & Navy Airfields National Historic Landmark

Attu Island WWII Battlefield & Bases NHL

Attu was the site of the only World War II battle fought in North America

Last updated: November 28, 2017

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