Aleutians
The Aleutians Health Area contains the
Aleutians East Borough and the Aleutians West census area.
"The chain" stretches westward from the Alaskan
mainland and can be reached only by boat or plane. Major
cities include Adak, Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Akutan, Cold
Bay, and King Cove. Commercial fisheries and seafood processing
are the main industries in the Aleutians.
The Aleut people of the region were
the first Native Alaskans to encounter Europeans when
Russian explorers and traders arrived in the late eighteenth
century. Although the Aleut language is related to Eskimo
languages, the Aleuts are a distinct cultural group.
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