Samalga Island (; ) is the westernmost island in the Fox Islands group of the eastern

Aleutian Islands The Aleutian Islands ( ; ; , "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi language, Chukchi ''aliat'', or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before Alaska Purchase, 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain ...

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

. It is long and is situated at the southwestern tip of

Umnak Island Umnak (; ) is one of the Fox Islands of the Aleutian Islands. With of land area, it is the third largest island in the Aleutian archipelago and the 19th largest island in the United States. The island is home to a large volcanic caldera on Moun ...

. It has a land area of and is uninhabited. It is separated from the

Islands of Four Mountains The Islands of Four Mountains () is an island grouping of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, United States. The chain includes, from west to east, Amukta Island, Amukta, Chagulak Island, Chagulak, Yunaska Island, Yunaska, Herbert Island, Herbert, C ...

group to the west by the Samalga Pass. Samalga is the farthest point west on the Aleutian Island chain that still keeps the Alaska UTC−9 time zone (UTC−8 daylight time from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November ). It is also the closest Alaskan island to Hawaii.

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Samalga Island: Block 1079, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
United States Census Bureau Fox Islands (Alaska) Islands of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Uninhabited islands of Alaska Islands of Alaska Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska {{AleutiansWestAK-geo-stub