
The Semidi Islands are a group of islands of the state of
Alaska, United States, lying offshore in the
Gulf of Alaska. The islands are part of
Kodiak Island Borough and are located southwest of
Kodiak Island, about halfway between the
Alaska Peninsula
The Alaska Peninsula (also called Aleut Peninsula or Aleutian Peninsula, ale, Alasxix̂; Sugpiaq: ''Aluuwiq'', ''Al'uwiq'') is a peninsula extending about to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The ...
mainland and
Chirikof Island. The largest islands of the group are
Aghiyuk Island and
Chowiet Island. The island group has a total land area of 30.178 km
2 (11.652 sq mi) and is uninhabited. They are part of the Alaska Peninsula unit of the
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
Wilderness
Before being combined with other wilderness areas to form the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in 1980, the Semidi Wilderness was known as the Semidi National Wildlife Refuge. The 250,000 acre
wilderness area provides habitat for 2.4 million birds, almost half the breeding seabirds of the Alaska Peninsula Unit, including 370,000
horned puffins. The seabed area around the islands provides temporary habitat for populations of sea otters, sea lions, seals, porpoises, and whales.
Semidi Wilderness
- Wilderness Connect
References
Islands of the Kodiak Archipelago
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Protected areas of Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Uninhabited islands of Alaska
Islands of Alaska
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