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Nelson Island (Kodiak Archipelago)
Nelson Island, Nelson's Island or Nelsons Island may refer to: *Nelson Island (Alaska) *Nelsons Island, in the Chagos Archipelago *Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands) *Nelson Island (Trinidad and Tobago) *Nelson Island (British Columbia) *Nelson's Island, an island in Abu Qir Bay, Egypt *Nelson Island (Talbot County, Maryland), an List of islands of Maryland, island of Maryland *Nelson Island (Montana), an List of islands of Montana, island in the Missouri River portion of Montana See also *Nelson Rock {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Island (Alaska)
Nelson Island () is an island in the Bethel Census Area of southwestern Alaska. It is 42 miles (68 km) long and 20–35 miles (32–56 km) wide. With an area of 843 square miles (2,183 km2), it is the 15th largest island in the United States. It is separated from the Alaska mainland to its north by the Ningaluk River, to its east by the Kolavinarak River and from Nunivak Island to its southwest by the Etolin Strait. Nelson Island has four permanent communities along its coast: * Tununak * Toksook Bay * Nightmute * Mertarvik Umkumiut, a seasonally occupied fish camp is also located on the island. A snowmobile trail connects the Tununak and Nightmute in the winter. These three communities comprise the entire population of the island at 1,065 inhabitants as of the 2000 census. The largest community is Toksook Bay. The rest of the island, over 77 percent of its area, is unpopulated. The village of Newtok, on the mainland across the Ningaluk River nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |