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The largest island in the archipelago is Kodiak Island, the second-largest island in the United States. The archipelago has a length of about 285 km (177 mi) and a width of about 108 km (67 mi), from the Barren Islands on the north to Chirikof Island and the Semidi Islands group on the south.
The largest island in the Kodiak Archipelago, Kodiak Island is the second largest island in the United States and the 80th largest island in the world, with an area of 3,595.09 sq mi (9,311.2 km 2), [2] slightly larger than Cyprus. It is 160 km (99 miles) long and in width ranges from 16 to 97 kilometers (10 to 60 mi).
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
Rank Island's Name Area (sq mi) Area (km 2) Location Population (2010) 1: Hawaii Island: 4,028 [1]: 10,433 [1] Hawaii 185,079 2: Kodiak Island: 3,588 [2]: 9,293 [2] Alaska 13,592 [2]: 3: Puerto Rico
Afognak (Alutiiq: Agw’aneq; [1] Russian: Афогнак [2]) is an island in the Kodiak Archipelago 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Kodiak Island in the U.S. state of Alaska.It is 43 miles (69 km) long from east to west and 23 miles (37 km) wide from north to south and has a land area of 1,812.58 km 2 (699.84 sq mi), making it the 18th largest island in the United States.
Kodiak is over 400 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, and is home to the largest U.S. Coast Guard base in the world, according to Kodiak College. About 13,500 people live throughout the Kodiak Island ...
1 Size and demographics. 2 History. 3 References. ... Archipelago: Kodiak Archipelago: Area: 17.786 sq mi (46.07 km 2) Highest elevation: 1,339 ft (408.1 m ...
Kodiak bears are found “exclusively on the islands in the Kodiak Archipelago,” according to the Alaska Department of fish and Game. “Kodiak bears are the largest bears in the world. A large ...