Hazy Islands Wilderness , at 32 acres (16 ha), is Alaska's smallest wilderness area . It was officially designated as Wilderness in 1970 by the United States Congress . The islands are located west of Coronation Island in the Alaska Panhandle area. Hazy Islands Wilderness comprises five small islands and is home to 10 species of birds, including Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) . It has no anchorages or campsites, and human visitation is discouraged to protect the birds.
9-482: The name for the islands in the Tlingit language is Deikee Noow, which can be translated as Outer (Deikee) Fort (Noow), although the word "noow" is also the name for a treeless rock formation. It figures into the "Raven Cycle' story of when Yéil (Raven) stole freshwater from Gánóok (Petrel). Hazy Islands National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1912, which became designated as Wilderness in 1970, and incorporated into
18-600: A group of islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska , United States. They are located at about 52° North and 172°57' to 179°09' West. The Andreanof Islands are located between Amchitka Pass and the Rat Islands group to the west, and Amukta Pass and the Islands of Four Mountains group to the east. The islands extend about 275 miles (440 km). The total land area of all islands (including
27-781: A nesting habitat for an estimated 40 million seabirds, representing 80 percent of all seabirds in North America . The birds congregate in "bird cities" (colonies) along the coast. Each species has a specialized nesting site (rock ledge, crevice, boulder rubble, pinnacle, or burrow). Other animals present in this refuge include caribou , sea lions , bears , coyotes , seals , Canada lynx , beavers , foxes , muskrats , wolf packs, moose , walrus , river otters , marten , whales , Dall sheep and sea otters . The administrative headquarters and visitor center are located in Homer, Alaska . In 1968, Simeonof National Wildlife Refuge, part of
36-517: Is a United States National Wildlife Refuge comprising 2,400 islands , headlands, rocks , islets , spires and reefs in Alaska , with a total area of 4.9 million acres (20,000 km ), of which 2.64 million acres (10,700 km ) is wilderness . The refuge stretches from Cape Lisburne on the Chukchi Sea to the tip of the Aleutian Islands in the west and Forrester Island in
45-796: The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge , Gulf of Alaska Unit, in 1980. Big Hazy Island and the four smaller islands provide predator-free nesting areas for large populations of: This article related to a protected area in Alaska is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in the Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (often shortened to Alaska Maritime or AMNWR )
54-907: The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. The refuge is divided into five units. Clockwise around Alaska, starting in the southeast, their component territories include: Includes most of the land area of the Aleutian Islands , from Unimak in the east to Attu in the west: Near Islands , Rat Islands , Delarof Islands , Andreanof Islands , Islands of Four Mountains , Fox Islands , and Krenitzin Islands Andreanof Islands The Andreanof Islands ( Aleut : Niiĝuĝim tanangis , Russian : Андреяновские острова ) are
63-751: The Delarof Islands) is 1,515.349 sq mi (3,924.737 km ). The total population was 412 persons as of the 2000 census , the vast majority in the city of Adak on Adak Island . The Delarof Islands are a subgroup of the Andreanof Islands group as well as the westernmost islands in the group. The largest islands in the group are, from west to east, Gareloi Island , Tanaga Island , Kanaga , Adak Island , Kagalaska Island , Great Sitkin Island , Atka Island , Amlia , and Seguam Island . The islands are usually foggy and treeless because of
72-555: The almost constant wind. The Andreanof Islands were named after the Russian navigator, Andreyan (Hadrian) Tolstykh, who was the first European to explore the islands in 1761. There were several United States military bases on the islands during World War II . The bases on Adak were enlarged and made permanent after the war but were closed in 1995. 51°52′22″N 176°11′44″W / 51.87278°N 176.19556°W / 51.87278; -176.19556 This article about
81-404: The southern Alaska Panhandle region in the east. The refuge has diverse landforms and terrains , including tundra , rainforest , cliffs , volcanoes , beaches , lakes , and streams . Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is well known for its abundance of seabirds . About 75 percent of Alaskan native marine birds, 15 to 30 million among 55 species, use the refuge. AMNWR also provides
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