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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Example Sentences

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

In addition to the above, the following governmental reservations have been established for the protection of wild life: Yes Bay, Alaska, of 35,200 acres; Afognak Island, Alaska, 800 sq. miles; Midway Islands Naval Reservation, H.T.;

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple

This is locally known as Seal Bay, and is supposed to be without question the best hunting ground on Afognak.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various