Most of them are always associated with North America, except for the westernmost Near Islands group, which is on Asia's continental shelf beyond the North Aleutians Basin and on rare occasions could be associated with Asia, which could then allow the U.S. state of Alaska as well as the United States itself to be considered a transcontinental state.
mˈoʊst əv ðˌɛm ɑːɹ ˈɔːlweɪz ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ɛksˈɛpt fɚðə wˈɛstɚnmˌoʊst nˌɪɹ ˈaɪləndz ɡɹˈuːp, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ˌɔn ˈeɪʒəz kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ʃˈɛlf bᵻjˌɔnd ðə nˈɔːɹθ ɐlˈuːʃənz bˈeɪsən ænd ˌɔn ɹˈɛɹ əkˈeɪʒənz kʊd biː ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ˈeɪʒə, wˌɪtʃ kʊd ðˈɛn ɐlˈaʊ ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. stˈeɪt ʌv ɐlˈæskə æz wˈɛl æz ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɪtsˈɛlf təbi kənsˈɪdɚd ɐ tɹænskˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl stˈeɪt.