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  • A group of islands of southwest Alaska in the eastern Aleutian Islands off the southwest tip of the Alaska Peninsula.

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Examples

  • The magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in the Fox Islands on Oct. 13.

    Earthquake 2010

  • The Aleutian islands spread out to their left as they flew; the Fox Islands, a small group about midway in the chain, marked the launch point for the test.

    Cyclops One Jim DeFelice 2003

  • The Aleutian islands spread out to their left as they flew; the Fox Islands, a small group about midway in the chain, marked the launch point for the test.

    Cyclops One Jim DeFelice 2003

  • At the time of Lütke's visit the people of the Fox Islands had adopted to a great extent Russian manners and costumes.

    Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Jules Verne 1866

  • Ten degrees further south, the Aleutian and Fox Islands [219] form a continuous chain between Kamtschatka and the peninsula of Alaska, in such a manner as to leave the passage across a matter of no difficulty.

    The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) George Warburton 1836

  • Officials said a severe thunderstorm with strong wind gusts was moving through the area when the boat capsized early Monday near the Fox Islands west of Charlevoix, which is across Lake Michigan and about 270 miles from Navy Pier in Chicago.

    chron.com Chronicle 2011

  • The boat capsized early Monday near the Fox Islands, west of Charlevoix during the Chicago Yacht Club race.

    chron.com Chronicle 2011

  • Chip Cummings told The Grand Rapids Press and WWJ-AM that his 16-year-old son C.J., of Grandville, was one of the six rescued from WingNuts after it capsized near Lake Michigan's Fox Islands.

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • The earthquake was centered in the Fox Islands in the Aleutians in an area not far from the increase in eruptive activity in July and August.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Officials said a severe thunderstorm with strong wind gusts was moving through the area when the boat capsized early Monday near the Fox Islands west of Charlevoix, which is across Lake Michigan and about 270 miles from Navy Pier in Chicago.

    The Seattle Times 2011

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