Why in the news?

• US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin initiate the Alaska Summit to reshape the Ukraine crisis.

Alaska Peninsula

• Location: It is a long, narrow strip of land located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.
• Extent: It extends about 800 kilometers from the mainland of Alaska.
• Physiography: The peninsula is largely mountainous, with numerous active and dormant volcanoes, rugged coastlines, deep fjords, and vast expanses of wilderness.
• Volcanoes: Pavlof Volcano, the most active volcano of the Aleutian range is situated in the peninsula.
• Nearby Waterbodies: The peninsula separates the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay, an arm of the Bering Sea.
• Indigenous People: Aleut and Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) communities.