Shelikof Strait

American  

[shel-i-kawf, ‑-kof] / ˈʃɛl ɪˌkɔf, ‑ˌkɒf /

noun

1. a strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, in S Alaska. 130 miles (209 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.

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Example Sentences

The journey would take us 130 miles along the notoriously rough shoreline of Shelikof Strait, across river drainages and bays, paddling our packrafts through a series of lakes that end at Karluk Lake, which flows into its namesake river and the point of the start of our journey.

From New York Times

I set off with Bjorn, above, crossing the tundra across a broad valley after 10 hours of hiking along the western edge of Kodiak Island near the convergence of Shelikof Strait and the Pacific Ocean.

From New York Times

The park service said Saturday the Northern Pride was found between Cape Chiniak and Kaguyak Point along the Shelikof Strait.

From Washington Times

He was last seen alive in early May in the Bristol Bay area, immediately northwest of Kodiak across the Shelikof Strait.

From Reuters

The Shelikof Strait separates the Kodiak archipelago from the Alaska Peninsula, which is the northern portion of the Aleutian Island chain.

From Reuters