Published: September 9th, 2008 12:02 AM
Last Modified: September 9th, 2008 12:24 AM
UNALASKA
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POPULATION: 3,678
LOCATION: Overlooking Iliuliuk Bay and Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Chain, 800 air miles southwest of Anchorage.
DESCRIPTION: A rapidly growing, culturally diverse community enjoying its strategic position as the center of a rich fishing area and for transshipment of cargo between Pacific Rim trading partners. The Great Circle shipping route from major West Coast ports to the Pacific Rim passes within 50 miles. Dutch Harbor provides a natural protection for vessels. Onshore and offshore processors provide some local employment. However, nonresident workers are usually brought in during the peak season.
HISTORY: More than 3,000 Unangan (known since the Russian era as "Aleuts") lived in 24 settlements on Unalaska and Amaknak Islands in 1759. Unalaska became a Russian trading port for the fur seal industry in 1768.
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