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Unimak Island is the easternmost and largest Island in Alaska 's Aleutian Islands chain. It is home to Mount Shishaldin , one of the ten most active Volcano es in the world. An interesting physical feature is Fisher Caldera , a Volcanic Crater . It is in the west-central part of Unimak. Some characteristics include many Colvanic Cone s and Undrained Lake s. It is named for Bernard Fisher, a U.S. Geological Survey Geologist who was killed in the Umnak Pass . As a faunal extension of the Alaska Peninsula , Unimak has a relatively diverse assemblage of terrestrial mammals, including Brown Bear s and Caribou . West of Unimak, the largest native mammal in the Aleutians is the Red Fox . AIRPORTS |