Afognak Island
| Afognak Island | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Kodiak Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 58 ° 15 ′ N , 152 ° 30 ′ W | |
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| length | 69 km | |
| width | 37 km | |
| surface | 1 812.6 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 776 m | |
| Residents | 169 <1 inh / km² |
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| main place | Aleneva | |
Afognak Island is a 1,812 km² island in the Pacific off the south coast of Alaska ( USA ). It is located in the Kodiak Island Borough , 3 miles north of Kodiak Island .
As the second largest island in the Kodiak archipelago , it is located south of the Schelichow Strait , which separates the island from the mainland. The highest point on the island is 776 m. 169 people (as of 2000) live on it, mostly lumberjacks, fishermen and a small Russian Orthodox community. The island is 69 km long and 37 km wide.
The densely forested island is home to many brown bears , moose and elk , and was in the 19th century a center of Russian fur trade. Many tourists come to Afognak to fish and hunt .
The island was assigned to the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act .
Sea lions on a rock in front of Afognak
Kazakof Bay, a bay on Afognak Island
Individual evidence
- ↑ Afognak Island: Block 2009, Block 2010, Census Tract 1, Kodiak Island Borough United States Census Bureau.
