It is the busiest commercial fishery port in the United States specializing in walleye pollock, halibut, and king crab. The Aleutian Islands are a chain of active volcanic islands. The weather here is fairly unique in that it is altered by a warm surface current coming into contact with a cold surface current. The result is a great deal of fog.
Snow covers the islands most of the year.
This cute church is the oldest Russian Orthodox church in North America. The cementary outside of the church. Page last updated March 28, 2001.