Whale Island (Alaska)
| Whale Island | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Kodiak Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 57 '27 " N , 152 ° 48' 2" W | |
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| length | 7 km | |
| width | 6 km | |
| surface | 39.24 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Whale Island is an island in the Kodiak Archipelago in Alaska in the United States . It lies between Kodiak Island and Afognak Island . The strait between Kodiak Island and Whale Island is called the Whale Passage, and that between Afognak Island and Whale Island is called Afognak Strait . To the west of the island is Raspberry Island and to the east is Spruce Island . The island is 39.24 km² and uninhabited. The Russians also called the island Os (trov) Govorushechiy ili Kitoy in Russian-American times , which means something like Red-footed Gull Island .
Individual evidence
- ^ Whale Island: Block 2011, Census Tract 1, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska United States Census Bureau.