While primarily part of Southwest Alaska when grouped economically, the Aleutian islands are sometimes recognized as an alternate group from the rest of the region due to the geographic separation from the continent.
wˌaɪl pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli pˈɑːɹt ʌv saʊθwˈɛst ɐlˈæskə wɛn ɡɹˈuːpt ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪkli, ðɪ ɐlˈuːʃən ˈaɪləndz ɑːɹ sˈʌmtaɪmz ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnət ɡɹˈuːp fɹʌmðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə ɹˈiːdʒən dˈuː tə ðə dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪk sˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən fɹʌmðə kˈɑːntɪnənt.