Fox Islands (Alaska)

The Fox Islands are the closest to mainland North America in the Aleutian chain, and just east of Samalga Pass and the Islands of Four Mountains group.Inhabited by the Aleut for centuries, the islands, along with the rest of the Aleutians, were first visited by Europeans in 1741, when the Imperial Russian Navy and the Danish-born Russian navigator Vitus Bering was searching for new sources of fur for Russian fur trappers.Foggy almost all year round, the islands are difficult to navigate due to constantly adverse weather and numerous reefs.The larger Fox Islands are, from west to east, Umnak, Unalaska, Amaknak, Akutan, Akun, Unimak and Sanak.[1] The islands are depicted as the "Fox Archipelago" in the Metal Gear video game franchise, serving as the location of the fictional Shadow Moses Island, which is the main setting of its 1998 installment Metal Gear Solid and one of the settings of the 2008 follow-up Metal Gear Solid 4.
Location of Unalaska, Alaska
Location of Unalaska, Alaska
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