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Nunivak Island
Island of Alaska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nunivak Island (Central Alaskan Yup'ik: Nunivaaq; Nunivak Cup'ig: Nuniwar; Russian: Нунивак, romanized: Nunivak) is a permafrost-covered volcanic island lying about 30 miles (48 km) offshore from the delta of the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers in the US state of Alaska, at a latitude of about 60°N. The island is 1,631.97 square miles (4,226.8 km2) in area, making it the second-largest island in the Bering Sea and eighth-largest island in the United States. It is 76.2 kilometers (47.3 mi) long and 106 kilometers (66 mi) wide. It has a population of 191 persons as of the 2010 census, down from 210 in 2000. The island's entire population lives in the north coast city of Mekoryuk.[1]
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Geography | |
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Location | Bering Sea |
Coordinates | 60°05′42″N 166°12′40″W |
Area | 1,631.97 sq mi (4,226.8 km2) |
Length | 77 km (47.8 mi) |
Width | 106 km (65.9 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,675 ft (510.5 m) |
Highest point | Roberts Mountain |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Bethel Census Area |
Largest settlement | Mekoryuk (pop. 191) |
Demographics | |
Population | 191 (2010) |
Pop. density | 0.05/km2 (0.13/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Cup'it Inuit |
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