Kodiak Island

Kodiak Island has served as an Alutiiq homeland within Alaska since prehistoric times. Set in the Gulf of Alaska, it is the largest island in the United States, where steep, rain-fed terrain meets sheltered bays and the waters of the North Pacific. The island supports the Kodiak brown bear, a renowned local population, while the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge protects extensive coastal and interior habitat. At Three Saints Bay, Russian fur traders established a settlement in 1784, recalling the island’s early role in Russian Alaska. Kodiak’s communities remain closely tied to commercial fishing and Alutiiq, or Sugpiaq, traditions. Trace Kodiak Island’s place in Alaska’s island chain by browsing webcams nearby.

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