Aleutian Islands
Aleutian Islands
Aleutian Islands
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A chain of rugged, volcanic islands of southwest Alaska curving about 1,931 km (1,200 mi) west from the Alaska Peninsula and separating the Bering Sea from the Pacific Ocean. The islands were discovered in 1741 by Vitus Bering, a Danish explorer employed by Russia, and remained under Russian control until Alaska was purchased by the United States in 1867. Military bases on the islands are of vital strategic importance because of their proximity to the U.S.S.R.
阿留申群岛：位于阿拉斯加西南的一系列崎岖不平的火山岛，从阿拉斯加半岛向西绵延大约1,931公里（1,200英里）并将白令海与太平洋分开。这些岛屿于1741年被维图斯·白令，一位受雇于俄国的丹麦探险家发现，在阿拉斯加被美国于1867年买下之前一直由俄国控制。由于这些岛屿离苏联极近，岛上所设的军事基地便具有极大的战略重要性
