Afognak

[ uh-fawg-nak, uh-fog- ]

/ əˈfɔg næk, əˈfɒg- /

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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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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

The village of Afognak is located at the southwestern end of Litnik Bay.
Alaska|Ella Higginson
On our steamer was an unmarried lady who was going to Afognak as a missionary.
Alaska|Ella Higginson
Passing to the left of Afognak Island, we entered the harbor at Kodiak.
Trails and Tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland|William S. Thomas
The white men of Afognak are nearly all Scandinavians, married to, or living with, native women.
Alaska|Ella Higginson

Leaving Kodiak, the steamer soon reaches Afognak, on the island of the same name.
Alaska|Ella Higginson