Spruce Island
| Spruce Island | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Kodiak Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 55 '5 " N , 152 ° 24' 35" W | |
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| length | 10 km | |
| width | 7 km | |
| surface | 46.07 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Mount Herman 408 m |
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| Residents | 242 5.3 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Ouzinkie | |
Spruce Island is an island in the Kodiak Archipelago in Alaska in the United States . It is located northeast of Kodiak Island , only separated from it by the Narrow Strait . The island is 46.07 km² and is home to 242 people (as of 2000), almost all of whom live in the only village of Ouzinkie .
Between 1808 and 1818, Spruce Island was the home of the hermit Hermann of Alaska , a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and patron saint of the Russian Orthodox Church in America. There is a shrine and pilgrimage site dedicated to him on the island.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Spruce Island: Blocks 2034 thru 2045, Census Tract 1, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska United States Census Bureau.