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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

Some miles from Afognak the baidarkas drew up side by side in a long, even line, our baidarka joining in.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

Eric was sent with the Redondo on the rescue party that was headed for Afognak.

From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

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