Halfway between the United States and Japan is Alaska’s Adak Island. It is one of the remote Aleutian islands. It is a place known for its natural beauty. The coast is home to rich wildlife. Purple lupine flowers can be seen along roads through grassy hills. Hot springs cover the landscape. Snow-topped mountains and the Great Sitkin volcano rise in the distance. It is also a strange place, with an important military history. Adak became a U.S. Army airbase during World War II to protect against a feared Japanese invasion of Alaska. The base was later used by the Navy. Because of its closeness to Russia, it remained an important military base and submarine look-out center throughout the Cold War. Adak Island is home to the native Aleut people. It is not easy to get to. It requires a four-hour plane trip from Anchorage. People visit Adak to hunt, watch birds, climb mountains, or examine one of the many abandoned military bases. American writer Nicole Evatt recently described her travels there for The Associated Press. She describes two Adaks: one filled with beautiful nature and one filled with Cold War military remains.
Title: Visiting Alaska's Distant Aleutian Islands
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5293/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Visiting Alaska's Distant Aleutian Islands' data-article-id='5847'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7792'>Halfway between the United States and Japan is Alaska’s Adak Island. </span> <span data-start-time='7792' data-end-time='12542'>It is one of the remote Aleutian islands.</span> <span data-start-time='12542' data-end-time='16542'>It is a place known for its natural beauty. </span> <span data-start-time='16542' data-end-time='20729'>The coast is home to rich wildlife. </span> <span data-start-time='20729' data-end-time='28083'>Purple lupine flowers can be seen along roads through grassy hills. </span> <span data-start-time='28083' data-end-time='31750'>Hot springs cover the landscape. </span> <span data-start-time='31750' data-end-time='39271'>Snow-topped mountains and the Great Sitkin volcano rise in the distance.</span> <span data-start-time='39271' data-end-time='46438'>It is also a strange place, with an important military history. </span> <span data-start-time='46438' data-end-time='57250'>Adak became a U.S. Army airbase during World War II to protect against a feared Japanese invasion of Alaska. </span> <span data-start-time='57250' data-end-time='60979'>The base was later used by the Navy. </span> <span data-start-time='60979' data-end-time='73417'>Because of its closeness to Russia, it remained an important military base and submarine look-out center throughout the Cold War.</span> <span data-start-time='73417' data-end-time='79542'>Adak Island is home to the native Aleut people. </span> <span data-start-time='79542' data-end-time='82375'>It is not easy to get to. </span> <span data-start-time='82375' data-end-time='87083'>It requires a four-hour plane trip from Anchorage. </span> <span data-start-time='87083' data-end-time='97958'>People visit Adak to hunt, watch birds, climb mountains, or examine one of the many abandoned military bases.</span> <span data-start-time='97958' data-end-time='106146'>American writer Nicole Evatt recently described her travels there for The Associated Press. </span> <span data-start-time='106146' data-end-time='117021'>She describes two Adaks: one filled with beautiful nature and one filled with Cold War military remains.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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energy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5293/having_or_showing_a_modest_or_low_estimate_of_ones_own_importance.wav'><span>having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5293/located_a_short_distance_away.wav'><span>located a short distance away</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5293/unusual_or_surprising_in_a_way_that_is_unsettling_or_hard_to_understand.wav'><span>unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=17977 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5293/which_american_state_is_adak_a_part_of.wav'>Which American state is Adak a part of?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Alaska'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5293/arkansas.wav'><span>Arkansas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5293/alaska.wav'><span>Alaska</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5293/maine.wav'><span>Maine</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5293/alabama.wav'><span>Alabama</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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