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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.
Afognak (/ ə ˈ f ɒ ɡ n æ k /; also Agw'aneq [1] in Alutiiq was an Alutiiq village on the island of Afognak in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. It was located on Afognak Bay on the southwest coast of the island, three miles north of Kodiak Island . [ 2 ]
Afognak Island State Park is a 75,047-acre (30,370 ha) Alaska state park on Afognak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska in the United States. Afognak Island is northeast of Kodiak Island on the Alaska Peninsula. [1] Most of Afognak Island State Park is undeveloped. The park is known for its rugged topography and wide variety of wildlife ...
The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge includes the southwestern two-thirds of Kodiak Island, Uganik Island, the Red Peaks area of Afognak Island and all of Ban Island in the archipelago. It encompasses 1,990,418 acres (8,054.94 km 2). [2] The refuge is administered from offices in Kodiak. The refuge contains seven major rivers and about 100 streams.
Aleneva is located on the southern coast of the island of Afognak, north of Kodiak Island. It is on the coast of Raspberry Strait, across from Little Raspberry Island. The Kodiak Archipelago is warmed by the Japanese current. The climate is similar to Southeast Alaska, with less precipitation. January temperatures range from 14 to 46 °F (−10 ...
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Port Williams Seaplane Base (IATA: KPR [2], FAA LID: KPR [3]) is a public use seaplane base located in Port Williams (also known as Port William [4]), in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] Port William is located on the southern tip of Shuyak Island, facing Afognak Island, about 45 miles north of Kodiak. [4]
Whale Island is an island in the Kodiak Archipelago of the Gulf of Alaska in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States, off the northern end of Kodiak Island, south of Afognak Island. It is separated from the former by Whale Pass and the latter by Afognak Strait. Raspberry Island is westward and Spruce Island to the east.