• atocci@lemmy.world
    16·
    4 months ago

    The Unangan, who were the first to inhabit the island of Unalaska, named it “Ounalashka”, meaning “near the peninsula”.

    I just had to know how this town in Alaska ended up named Unalaska.

    • bionicjoey
      9·
      4 months ago

      If it comes into contact with Alaska, both will be destroyed.

  • Don_Dickle@lemmy.world
    11·
    4 months ago

    Nothing against AK but it was fun being their I don’t think I had much fun as in AK. Got to play hockey against the local teams, learned how to skate and everything. I would say the only drawback was the sun for all 6 months I was stationed there. But I take some drugs to sleep. Also another problem is when I would get called into a patients house sometimes I would have to have a plane pick me up then like a 15 minute ride to the house. And while on the plane I kept thinking the worse so I was always scared for the patient. I love AK the people are nice the view is awesome and I really really love the food. And I think I must have blew thru much of my pay eating out on different places because it was so diverse. And to be honest I think I did it just to say I had it.