Whale Island (Alaska)

Whale Island is an island of the Kodiak Archipelago in the Gulf of Alaska in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. It lies off the northern end of Kodiak Island, between it and Afognak Island to the north. It is separated from Kodiak Island by Whale Pass, and from Afognak Island by Afognak Strait. Raspberry Island lies to the west, while Spruce Island lies to the east. Whale Island has a land area of 39.235 km² (15.149 sq mi) and is unpopulated.^[1]

References

↑ Whale Island: Block 2011, Census Tract 1, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska United States Census Bureau

Municipalities and communities of Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States

Borough seat: Kodiak

Cities	Akhiok Kodiak Larsen Bay Old Harbor Ouzinkie Port Lions

CDPs	Aleneva Chiniak Karluk Kodiak Station Womens Bay

Ghost towns	Afognak Port Wakefield Three Saints Bay

Coordinates: 57°57′09″N 152°47′31″W / 57.95250°N 152.79194°W / 57.95250; -152.79194

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