Afognak Island
Agw'aneq
58°14′N 152°36′W
S. state of Alaska. 84 sq mi), making it the 18th largest island in the United States. The coast is split by many long, narrow bays. The highest point is 2,546 feet (776 m).
Terrain
58°14′N 152°36′W
Overview
Afognak Island (Alutiiq: Agw’aneq; Russian: Афогнак) 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 km2 (699.84 sq mi), making it the 18th largest island in the United States. The coast is split by many long, narrow bays. The highest point is 2,546 feet (776 m). The dense spruce forests of Afognak Island are home to Kodiak bears, Roosevelt elk, and Sitka black-tailed deer. Many people visit the island recreationally for hunting and fishing.
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Chart
Nearest islands
- Shuyak Island36 km
- Raspberry Island36 km
- Uganik Island60 km
- Kodiak Island102 km
- Sitkalidak Island131 km
- Sitkinak Island210 km
Also in Kodiak Archipelago
Kodiak Island
9,374 km²▲ 1,378 m
Major islands
Sitkalidak Island
304 km²▲ 677 m
Minor islands
Raspberry Island
197 km²▲ 742 m
Minor islands
Shuyak Island
174 km²▲ 222 m
Minor islands
Sitkinak Island
169 km²▲ 500 m
Minor islands
Tugidak Island
169 km²▲ 56 m
Minor islands
Uganik Island
149 km²▲ 622 m
Minor islands
Chirikof Island
115 km²▲ 336 m
Minor islands
Photographs
The Kazakof Bay on the Afognak island coastline
Fog moving in on Afognak Island, Alaska at midnight in July 2009
No machine-readable author provided. NancyHeise assumed (based on copyright claims). / Public domain
Sea Lions off the coast of Afognak Island near Kodiak Alaska
Photo, taken by me, on a recent trip to Afognak Island. Photo is of outflow from the lower Melina Lake.
Zapor in Stream Entering Litnik Bay, Afognak Island Subject: Rivers--Alaska, Afognak Island (Alaska), Dams--Alaska, Fish traps, Afognak Island (Alaska) Geographic Subject: United States--Alaska--Afognak Island Tag: Limnology
Humpback Salmon Ascending Low Falls, Litnik Stream, Afognak Island Subject: Pink salmon, Litnik Stream (Afognak Island, Alaska), Waterfalls--Alaska, Salmon--Migration Geographic Subject: United States--Alaska--Afognak Island Tag: Fish
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Afognak coastline. Poppy Benson/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Public domain
- Brown bear at afognak island beach. Sowls Art, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Public domain
- Afognak Island and fog at midnight in July, Alaska 2009 206. No machine-readable author provided. NancyHeise assumed (based on copyright claims). / Public domain
- Alaska 2007 056. NancyHeise / Public domain
- Melina outflow. Xyzzycoder at English Wikipedia / CC BY 2.5
- FMIB 40742 Zapor in Stream Entering Litnik Bay, Afognak Island. Jefferson Moser / Public domain
- FMIB 40710 Humpback Salmon Ascending Low Falls, Litnik Stream, Afognak Island. Jefferson Moser / Public domain