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(GERMANY OUT) Aleuten : Unalaska, Dutch Harbour :Russisch-orthodoxe Kirche undErinnerungsstätte (Photo by Kanus/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

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If Alaska is primarily characterized by both beauty and hostility, the fiery rim of volcanic islands stretching into the Pacific is the prime example of this dichotomy.

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