Broken Mammoth

One of the oldest archaeological sites in Alaska, inhabited in 9,000 – 10,000 BC. It is possible that inhabitants of this village hunted mammoths.

Adamagan

Ancient centre of Aleuts. Around 1 100 BC – 100 AD there lived up to 1000 people. There were built more than 250 subterranean houses and numerous storage pits.

Ruth Glacier

A spectacular glacier that flows for 16 km among cliffs that rise up to 1,600 m high.

Punuk Islands

A large number of bones – including human bones – are found on these islands. Bones are washed out in other places and are transported by the sea currents here.

Mount Dickey east face

1,600 m tall granite wall that rises over a horizontal distance of 800 m.

Hubbard Glacier

Large, 122 km long glacier that is advancing. Step by step it is blocking the outlet of Russel Fjord, causing massive outbursts of water.

Find of Aleutian Shield Fern

One of the rare northern endemics in the world, this fern (Polystichum aleuticum) is found only on Adak Island, Mount Reed. In 1992 the number of individual plants in the wild decreased to 112.

Barrerite find at Rocky Pass

One of the very few localities in the world where crystals of zeolite mineral – barrerite – are found.

Nugget Falls

Powerful, 115 m tall and some 30 m wide waterfall that slides down along the cliff.

Kasnyku Falls

Some 150 m tall waterfall that flows down along the cliff face. Some 40 m wide. The waterfall looks very picturesque from the fiord as it is seen flowing among the trees.