Afognak (Alutiiq: Agw’aneq;[1] Russian: Афогнак[2]) 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 are home to Kodiak bears, Roosevelt elk, and Sitka black-tailed deer. Many people visit the island recreationally for hunting and fishing.
Afognak (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...
villages have consolidated their corporations over the years. AFOGNAK NATIVE CORPORATION The Afognak Native Corporation was organized in 1977 through the merger...
population only occurs on the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago (Kodiak, Afognak, Shuyak, Raspberry, Uganik, Sitkalidak, and adjacent islands). The Kodiak...
of Russian for over a century. Kodiak Russian, was natively spoken on Afognak Strait until the Great Alaskan earthquake and tsunami of 1964. It is now...
Afognak Forest and Fish Culture was established by the United States General Land Office in Alaska on December 24, 1892, as a forest preserve. It covered...
Native Village of Afognak is a federally recognized Alutiiq Alaska Native tribal entity, originally native to the island of Afognak. The Good Friday earthquake...
Afognak Island State Park is a 75,047-acre (30,370 ha) Alaska state park on Afognak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska in the United States. Afognak...
including parts of northern California. It was introduced to Alaska's Afognak, Kodiak, and Raspberry Islands in 1928 and reintroduced to British Columbia's...
Archipelago in the state of Alaska, United States. It is located just north of Afognak Island, separated from it by the narrow Shuyak Strait. The Stevenson Entrance...
809 square kilometres (698 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Alaska's Afognak Island. It is bordered on the north east by Cachar District, east and south...
state of Alaska between the Alaska mainland to the west and Kodiak and Afognak islands to the east. Shelikof Strait separates the mainland coastal strip...
Refuge encompasses a large percentage of the land in the archipelago. Afognak – second largest island Aiaktalik Island Ban Island Barren Islands – most...
waterfront at Dyea during the Klondike Gold Rush Native Village of Afognak. Native Village of Afognak, n.d. Web. Retrieved 23 July 2013. "Akulurak". Alaska Guide...
Alutiitstun/Sugt'stun (Kodiak Alutiiq Language). Prepared by Native Village of Afognak. 2009. [sod house / barabara ciqlluaq] Jeff Leer (introduction) 2007 (eighth...
island, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long, located 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Afognak, Alaska, at 58°55′N 152°00′W / 58.917°N 152.000°W / 58.917; -152.000...
its original site. Some Alaska Native villages, including Chenega and Afognak, were destroyed or damaged.[citation needed] The earthquake caused the...
Community, Annette Island Reserve Naknek Native Village Native Village of Afognak Native Village of Akhiok Native Village of Akutan Native Village of Aleknagik...
Russian for over a century. Kodiak Russian was natively spoken along the Afognak Strait until the Great Alaskan earthquake and tsunami of 1964. It has become...
Sunday, August 16, 1992 The Afognak Alutiiq People: Our History and Culture, Alutiiq, a wholly owned subsidiary of Afognak Native Corporation, July 2008...
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