The Sumerians lived in Mesopotamia around 4000 BC. Mesopotamia or the Fertile Crescent was a region in the Middle East between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in the territory of modern Iraq, Iran and Syria.
While nearly all the archipelago is part of Alaska and is usually considered as being in the  Alaskan Bush , at the extreme western end, the small, geologically related Commander Islands belong to Russia.The islands, with their 57 volcanoes, are in the northern part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.Physiographically, they are a distinct section of the larger Pacific Border province, which in turn is part of the larger Pacific Mountain System physiographic division.hile nearly all the archipelago is part of Alaska and is usually considered as being in the  Alaskan Bush , at the extreme western end, the small, geologically related Commander Islands belong to Russia.
A 7.1 earthquake has hit the Aleutian islands off the coast of Alaska this morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami warning for a portion of the Alaskan coast. The USGS said the earthquake struck at 6:55 A.M. There have not been reports of injury or deaths. The tsunami warning was issued for all coastal areas in between Unimak Pass, 80 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor, to Amchitka Pass, 125 miles west of Adak. The tsunami warning is in effect for coastal areas of Alaska from Unimak Pass to Amchitka Pass.