Kigigak Island

Kigigak Island is an island located near the northwest corner of Nelson Island at the mouth of Ninglick River, 110 miles west of Bethel in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. It is 5 miles across. The island has a land area of 31.839 km² (12.293 sq mi) and was unpopulated at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bethel Census Area. The nearest populated communities are Newtok and Tununak.

References

Kigigak Island: Block 1004, Census Tract 1, Bethel Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau, 2000 census

Coordinates: 60°50′45″N 164°58′54″W / 60.84583°N 164.98167°W / 60.84583; -164.98167

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