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This is a list of islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. Approximately 2,670 named islands help to make Alaska the largest state in the United States . [A] [ 1 ]
Baby Islands; Bird Island (Kitnamax) Bogoslof Island (Aĝasaaĝux̂) - sanctuary for sea lions and nesting marine birds; Breadloaf Island (Taanĝiinax̂) Buck Island (Ukdax̂sxix) Caton Island (Qagan Unimgix̂) Chagulak Island (Chugssĝinax̂) Alaska with Aleutian island chain (at bottom), Unalaska Island is marked. Deer Island (Animin) Derbin ...
The Alexander Archipelago (Russian: Архипелаг Александра) is a 300-mile (480 km) long archipelago (group of islands) in North America lying off the southeastern coast of Alaska. It contains about 1,100 islands, the tops of submerged coastal mountains that rise steeply from the Pacific Ocean .
Kruzof Island (Russian: остров Крузов) is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska. It is about 16 km (10 mi) west of Sitka, and is part of the City and Borough of Sitka. It was named in 1805 by Captain U.T. Lisianski as Crooze Island, [1] after a Russian Admiral. [2] It hosts the region's only volcano, Mount ...
Located as part of Universal Orlando Resort in Florida, Islands of Adventure is the resort's second theme park that opened in May 1999, which it themed to islands of various experiences, such as cartoon characters (Toon Lagoon), superheroes (Marvel Superhero Island), dinosaurs (Jurassic Park and Skull Island), mythology (The Lost Continent), and children's literature (Seuss Landing and The ...
Huzzah Creek may refer to: Huzzah Creek (Meramec River), a stream in Missouri; Huzzah Creek (St. Francis River), a stream in Missouri
The Hogatza River (Koyukon: Hʉgaadzaat No’; Iñupiaq: Kuuġuqpak or Haukaatchiatnaaq) is a 120-mile (190 km) tributary of the Koyukuk River in the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] Beginning in the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve , it flows generally southwest to meet the larger river west of Hughes . [ 3 ]
Most of the islands' area is federally protected wilderness. The city of Sitka has its urban center on the west coast of Baranof Island. Outside of Sitka, there is only minimal industry and human presence on the islands, despite the fact that Admiralty (7th), Baranof (10th), and Chichagof (5th) are among the largest islands in the United States.