As a US Citizen, there any Aleutian Islands in the Eastern Hemisphere that I can move to? [closed]

The Aleutian Islands are famous for being remote islands. But they are also famous for something else: holding the northeasternmost territories in the USA.

I am already a US citizen, and live in one of the lower 48 states. I don't have the resources to move there right now, but I am curious. Is it legally and physically possible to move to any of the eastern hemisphere part of the Aleutian islands and if so which ones?

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Best Answer

Attu Island is part of the state of Alaska.

At longitude 172°E it is to the west of the 180° longitude, which places it in the eastern hemisphere geometrically.

However it is to the east of the International Date Line, which places it in the western hemisphere geographically.

The population of Attu in the 2010 census was 20 people, all coast guard personnel at Attu Station, but they all departed later in the year when the station closed. It then became the largest uninhabited island in the United States. Its population is currently 0.

Semisopochnoi Island is similarly placed, but at longitude 179°E is the easternmost location of the USA (further east than Maine) (and paradoxically not as far from Alaska's mainland as Attu).

Perhaps you could volunteer to be a coast guard on Attu.

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Can you live on the Aleutian Islands?

The Unangax\u0302 people have been living in the area for over 3,000 years. Several communities are located along the Aleutian Islands, including Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Sand Point, and Unalaska.

Are any of the Aleutian Islands in the eastern hemisphere?

Attu Island is so far west, it's actually in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is the westernmost of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, even farther west than the Hawaiian Islands. At roughly 32 by 56 kilometers (20 by 35 miles), the island lies roughly 1,700 kilometers (1,100 miles) from mainland Alaska.

Can you live on Attu Island?

On August 1, 2010, the United States Coast Guard LORAN station on Attu permanently ceased operation. On August 27, 2010, the station was decommissioned and the Coast Guard personnel left, leaving the island with no resident population.

Who does the Aleutian Islands belong to?

Nearly all of them are part of the U.S. state of Alaska. The major island groups from east to west are the Fox Islands, the Islands of the Four Mountains, and the Andreanof, Rat, and Near islands.

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