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  2. Barometer Mountain - Wikipedia

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    Barometer Mountain is located six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Kodiak on the northeast coast of Kodiak Island. [4] It ranks as the 10th-highest peak on the island, [1] and it is considered Kodiak's most popular mountain. [5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into Buskin Lake, east to the Buskin River, and south to Devils Creek.

  3. Raspberry Island (Alaska) - Wikipedia

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    Raspberry Island (Russian: Малиновый) is an island of the Kodiak Archipelago located in the Gulf of Alaska in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located two miles northwest of Whale Island , and just across the mile-wide Raspberry Strait from the southwestern end of Afognak . [ 1 ]

  4. Cope Mountain - Wikipedia

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    The mountain's name was applied in 1910 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey to honor Harry P. Cope, an Englishman who arrived in Kodiak from San Francisco in 1868. [4] He was the first postmaster at Kodiak and was known locally as "Uncle Harry." [2] The toponym was officially adopted in 1941 by the United States Board on Geographic ...

  5. Kodiak, Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Kodiak is an important environmental asset, which affects the fishing industry, particularly salmon fishing. Its wild game is coveted by hunters worldwide for the Kodiak bear and other game animals; there are strict laws governing fishing and hunting activities as well as hiking near spawning streams.

  6. Kodiak Island - Wikipedia

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    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).

  7. Pyramid Mountain (Kodiak Island) - Wikipedia

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    Pyramid Mountain is a 2,395-foot (730-meter) elevation mountain summit located on Kodiak Island in the US state of Alaska. [2] The mountain is situated 7.5 mi (12 km) west of Kodiak . Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the peak rises over 2,300 feet above Buskin Lake in only 1.5 mi (2 km).

  8. Wild edible and medicinal plants of British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    For thousands of years, over 30 types of berries have been harvested in traditional territories of British Columbia from early summer (soapberries, salmonberries, thimbleberries), to late fall (cranberries, crabapples), depending on the berry type and location. Berries were an important part of traditional knowledge.

  9. Canadian Border Peak - Wikipedia

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    Canadian Border Peak, 2,291 metres (7,516 ft), [1] originally known simply as Border Peak, [3] is a mountain at the head of Tamihi Creek in the Cascade Mountains of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.