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

I was strongly tempted when we got under way to start back by continuing around the Island of Afognak; but Nikolai was anxious to have me give Paramonoff Bay another trial.

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 Rolt-Wheeler, Francis