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Walrus Islands
The Walrus Islands (Russian: Моржовые острова) are a group of craggy coastal islands in the Bering Sea, close to the northern shores of Bristol Bay, Alaska at the entrance to Togiak Bay. They are located 18 km to the east of Hagemeister Island, and are protected as the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary by the state.
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The Walrus Islands (Russian: Моржовые острова) are a group of craggy coastal islands in the Bering Sea, close to the northern shores of Bristol Bay, Alaska at the entrance to Togiak Bay. They are located 18 km to the east of Hagemeister Island, and are protected as the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary by the state. A part of the island group is also of archaeological importance, with numerous deeply stratified sites covering 6,000 years of human use. For this reason, Crooked Island, Summit Island and Round Island were designated the Walrus Islands Archeological District, a National Historic Landmark District comprising 14 historical sites, in December 2016. In 1968, the Walrus Islands were designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands1
- Minor islands1
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Crooked Island
- Area
- 16.4 km²
- High point
- 382 m
Minor islands
Round Island
- Area
- 3 km²
- High point
- 430 m
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- High Island523 m · 14.2 km²
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Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Crooked Island | 16.4 km² |
| High Island | 14.2 km² |
| Round Island | 3 km² |
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Round Island-2. Bob Johnson / CC BY-SA 4.0