Where is the Kodiak archipelago?

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asked May 16, 2022 in Home Work Help by phillDR (790 points)
Where is the Kodiak archipelago?

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answered May 20, 2022 by PWifi (1,920 points)
The Kodiak archipelago is located in Alaska.

The Kodiak Archipelago is an archipelago south of the main land-mass of the state of Alaska, about 405 km by air south-west of Anchorage in the Gulf of Alaska.

The largest island in the archipelago is Kodiak Island, the second-largest island in the United States.

Total population including the six villages of Port Lions, Ouzinkie, Larsen Bay, Karluk, Old Harbor and Akhiok is approximately 13,000 with the majority of those residents living in and around the city of Kodiak and its road system.

Kodiak is Alaska's largest fishing port.

This commercial fishing center is central to the economy of the area.

Tourism is also important as adventure-seekers travel to Kodiak to catch a glimpse of the famous Kodiak brown bear.

Kodiak's a huge fishing community and there's tons of marine life.

There's also a huge coast guard base on the island which adds to the uniqueness.

Everyone there is very supportive of each other, especially now during the pandemic.

Kodiak Island is part of the Kodiak Island Borough and Kodiak Archipelago of Alaska.

The town of Kodiak is one of seven communities on Kodiak Island and is the island's main city.

Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 28°F to 62°F and is rarely below 14°F or above 69°F.

“The only way to really get around Kodiak Island is by waterplane or boat.”

It was explored in 1763 by Stephan Glotov, a Russian fur trader who was the first nonnative Alaskan to visit the area.

The island, known as Kikhtak (Eskimo: “Island”), was called Kodiak by Captain James Cook in 1778; although it was renamed Kadiak in 1890, the spelling reverted to Kodiak in 1901.

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