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Afognak

American  
[uh-fawg-nak, uh-fog-] / əˈfɔg næk, əˈfɒg- /

noun

  1. an island off southern Alaska, in the Gulf of Alaska, N of Kodiak Island. 721 sq. mi. (1,867 sq. km).


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It was mid-September and the crew at Kitoi Bay Hatchery on Afognak Island was entering its final few weeks of the pink salmon egg-take.

From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2018

In 2011, Community Power was bought by the Afognak Native Corporation, which is owned by the indigenous people of Alaska's Afognak Island.

From Nature • Apr. 23, 2014

"Sarah Palin's Alaska" recap: Free Willow This week's episode took us from Afognak Island, where we learned about the Alaskan logging industry, to Kodiak Island to race cars and watch bears.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2010

I had used the baidarka the year before, having made a trip with my hunters almost around the island of Afognak, and believed it to be an ideal boat to hunt from.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

For the Island of Afognak, with its giant cliffs and deep bays, is to my mind one of the most picturesque regions I have ever seen.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

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