普里比洛夫群岛(Pribilof Islands)是美国阿拉斯加白令海东南部的群岛。由圣保罗岛、圣乔治岛及两小岛Otter、海象岛组成。面积197平方公里。人口约600人。由火山作用形成。1788年由俄国水手加夫里尔·普里比洛夫首先发现,故名。1867年和阿拉斯加一起归属美国。捕猎海狗、海豹曾经是该地区的主要经济活动,所产海豹皮、海狗皮非常有名。现在该地区已经禁止(除阿留申人外)捕猎海豹、海狗。
参考资料
- 《辞海》(1999年版)
外部链接
- The AMIQ Institute (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) - a research project documenting the Pribilof Islands and their inhabitants
- FURSEAL.HTML (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) - summary of the Fur Seal Act at U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service web site. Retrieved on April 16, 2008.
- 16 U.S.C. CHAPTER 24--CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEALS - text of the U.S. Code on the U.S. Government Printing Office web site. Retrieved on April 16, 2008.
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