31-1152: (Redirected from Nikolskaya ) Nikolsky (masculine), Nikolskaya (feminine), or Nikolskoye (neuter) may refer to: Places [ edit ] Nikolski, Alaska , a census-designated place in Alaska Nikolske, Ukraine , an urban locality in Ukraine Nikolsky District , several districts in Russia Nikolsky (inhabited locality) ( Nikolskaya , Nikolskoye ), several inhabited localities in Russia Nikolsky, former name of Satbayev (city) , Kazakhstan Nikolskoye Urban Settlement , several municipal urban settlements in Russia Nikolskoe Cemetery , burial ground in Saint Petersburg Other [ edit ] Nikolsky (surname) , including
62-673: A clinical dermatological sign Nikolsky's adder, common name of Vipera nikolskii , a venomous viper species endemic in Ukraine Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nikolsky . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nikolsky&oldid=1167609129 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
93-604: A group of four volcanic islands off the coast of mainland Alaska , in the Bering Sea , about 200 miles (320 km) north of Unalaska and 200 miles (320 km) southwest of Cape Newenham . The islands are part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge . The Siberian coast is roughly 500 miles (800 km) northwest. About 77 square miles (200 km ) in total area, they are mostly rocky and are covered with tundra , with
124-569: A large fishing boat with money made from those activities, the “Umnak Native”, but it was wrecked in 1933. In June 1942 during World War II , the Japanese attacked Unalaska to the East and had also seized Attu and Kiska islands, to the west. Residents of Umnak Island were evacuated to the Ketchikan area in far southeastern Alaska, although an American airstrip and military base on the north of
155-770: A list of people with the name Nikolski Air Station , an airport located in Nikolski, Alaska Nikolskoye Airport , an airport in Kamchatka Krai, Russia Nikolski (novel) , a novel by Canadian writer Nicolas Dickner Nikolsky Old Believer Monastery, a monastery near Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery in Moscow, Russia See also [ edit ] Nikolsk , several inhabited localities in Russia Nikolsk Urban Settlement , several municipal urban settlements in Russia Nikolsky's sign ,
186-513: A population of 572 as of the 2010 census . The principal islands are Saint Paul and Saint George . The former was named for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul , on the day of which the island was first encountered by the Russian explorer Gavriil Pribylov ; the latter was probably named for the ship sailed by Pribylov. The Otter and Walrus islets are near St. Paul. The total land area of all
217-477: A presence. St. George has a population of 102. Its economy is similar to that of St. Paul. The Pribilof Islands are a birdwatching attraction, home to many species that do not fly in North America beyond Alaska. More than 210 species have been identified, and an estimated two million seabirds nest there annually. St. Paul is particularly popular, having a high cliff wall, known as Ridge Wall, above
248-465: A small home owned by the school district adjacent to the school building and purpose-built for teachers and their family. The school was constructed in 1939 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs . Circa 1978, the school had a single teacher, and 15 students. In 2008, the number of students fell below 9. Beginning in 1998, schools in rural Alaska had to have at least 10 students, in order to retain funding from
279-549: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nikolski, Alaska Nikolski ( Chalukax̂ in Aleut ; Russian : Никольский ) is a census-designated place (CDP) on Umnak Island in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska , United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census , up from 18 in 2010. Nikolski is on Nikolski Bay, off the southwest end of
310-941: The Alaska Time Zone ( UTC−9 ) and Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone ( UTC−10 ) passes just west of Nikolski, along the line of 169°30'W through Samalga Pass. This places Nikolski in the Alaska Time Zone. However, as Nikolski is part of the Aleutian Region School District the settlement effectively observes Hawaii–Aleutian time. Nikolski first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Aleut village of "Nikolsky." It had 127 residents, of whom 117 were Aleut, 8 were Creole (Mixed Russian & Native) and 2 were White. In 1890, it returned as "Umnak", with 94 residents, of whom 80 were native and 14 were Creole. It did not appear again until 1920, when it again reported as "Umnak." Beginning with
341-645: The Fur Seal Act of 1966, hunting of the seals was forbidden in the Pribilofs, with the exception of subsistence hunting by native Aleuts . Ambrose Bierce suggested that the island should adopt for its motto 'locus sigilli' ("Place of the Seal (emblem) ") in his The Devil's Dictionary . A post office was established for the Pribilofs in 1948 at St. Paul, with Mrs. Ruth Anderson as postmistress . Naturalist and paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews visited
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#1732782702340372-743: The Kurile Islands . The rookeries Pribylov visited held upwards of four million seals, for which they became famous. The islands became the site of the LLC's first artel in what later became Russian America . With the creation of the Russian-American Company , a monopoly, Russian operations continued on the islands. Under the Alaska Purchase sovereignty was passed to the United States in 1867. From 1870 to 1890,
403-471: The U.S. Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 132.8 square miles (344 km ), of which, 132.1 square miles (342 km ) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km ) of it (0.55%) is water. The island is in the maritime climate zone. Temperatures range from 11 degrees F (−11 C) to 65 degrees (18 C). Snowfall is considerable and covers Mount Vsevidof and other peaks, with rain and strong winds much of
434-609: The northern fur seal became known by the Russians in the 1780s. Swimming north through the Aleutian Islands , the seals returned in the autumn with newly born pups. The unknown northern breeding grounds became a focus of Russian trappers. An employee of the Lebedev-Lastochkin Company , Gavriil Pribylov , sailed in 1786 to discover the location, after disobeying orders to retrieve company property in
465-474: The 10th student, but he chose not to, partly because the Nikolski School could not offer welding classes, and thus the school could not reach the 10 student threshold. The school closed down after the conclusion of the 2009–2010 school year. The permanent teacher left during the fall semester, so a volunteer had to fill in for the rest of the school year. After it closed down, some of the students left
496-408: The 1930 census and to date, it has reported as Nikolski. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980. As of the census of 2000, there were 39 people, 15 households, and 12 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.3 inhabitants per square mile (0.12/km ). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 0.2 units per square mile (0.077 units/km ). The racial makeup of
527-647: The Bering Sea also contribute to the economy. The balance of economic activity on the island relates to working for the United States Government . The U.S. Coast Guard maintains a base on St. Paul, but no longer maintains a LORAN-C master station, as LORAN technology has been replaced by satellite navigation . The National Weather Service has a station on the island, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintains
558-414: The CDP was 30.77% White and 69.23% Native American . Of the 15 households, 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
589-638: The U.S. government leased them to the Alaska Commercial Company . From 1890 through 1910, the North American Commercial Company held the monopoly on seal-hunting there, but the industry shrank considerably owing to seal-hunting on the open sea. The North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 was signed by the United Kingdom, Japan, Russia, and the United States to restrict hunting in the area. Under
620-415: The edge of town in the 1950s, but it was abandoned by 1977. A 3,500-foot gravel runway, the unattended Nikolski Air Station remains, and there are passenger, mail and cargo services depending on the harsh weather conditions. Nikolski has no harbour. Nikolski is located at 52°56′29″N 168°51′39″W / 52.941485°N 168.860765°W / 52.941485; -168.860765 . According to
651-439: The island, Fort Glenn Army Air Base (abandoned by 1950) repelled Japanese forces. The Battle of Attu and associated campaigns in 1943 recaptured the lost islands to the west. Nikolski locals returned in 1944, but some had experienced the outside world for the first time and since then, many natives have remained offshore, working in canneries or on fishing vessels. The US Air Force built a White Alice radar communication site on
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#1732782702340682-670: The island. It is 116 air miles west of Unalaska , and 900 air miles from Anchorage . Residents are known as Unangan, and Aleut is spoken in most of the remaining homes. The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association reports that Nikolski is thought to be one of the oldest continuously occupied communities in the world. Archaeological evidence from Ananiuliak Island , 5 km offshore in Nikolski Bay, dates human habitation to 8,500 years ago. A site known as Chaluka in Nikolski shows 4,000 years of virtually continuous occupation. Subsistence activities, sheep and cattle raising, and fishing are
713-404: The islands in 1913 aboard the schooner Adventuress on her maiden voyage with John Borden and crew. His films of fur seals led to efforts to protect the animals. The buildings on St. George and St. Paul Islands related to the hunting of the northern fur seal make up the national historic district . Residents are concentrated in the towns of St. Paul and St. George , each on the island of
744-554: The islands is 75.072 sq mi (194.44 km ). The islands are part of the Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge . While oral traditions of the Aleut people maintain the islands were sparingly visited, "no ethnohistoric or archaeological evidence points to the use or occupation of the Pribilof Islands... by any native people before the Russian period in Alaska." The seasonal migrations of
775-491: The main livelihoods and the latter has been traced back thousands of years by archaeologists, through analysis of midden sites and fish hook designs in the 1960s. Previous activities from the 1800s included sea otter hunting and fox farming. A sheep ranch was established in 1926 as part of the Aleutian Livestock Company and there are thousands on the island today. In the early 1900s the residents purchased
806-531: The median income for a family was $ 40,250. Males had a median income of $ 26,250 versus $ 11,875 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 14,083. There were 23.5% of families and 20.7% of the population living below the poverty line , including 13.6% of under eighteens and 55.6% of those over 64. Nikolski is served by the Aleutian Region Schools . The Nikolski School served grades K-12. The school had one live-in teacher that occupied
837-459: The same name. Many of the residents of the islands are related. St. Paul and St. George each have small airports; air service is provided from the Alaskan mainland. St. Paul has a population of 479 (2010 census), with its economy heavily dependent on the annual taking of the snow crab and on subsistence and commercial halibut harvests. Support services to commercial fleets plying the waters of
868-405: The state, and campuses not meeting the number had to close. The school district used its budget to keep the school open. An American Samoan family arrived, but as the school lost more students, that family did not have enough children to enroll to make up the required 10 students and, subsequently, the family moved away. A student living elsewhere was offered to relocate to Nikolski, where he would be
899-536: The village, while others were home schooled . An episode of angler and TV presenter Jeremy Wade 's Dark Waters (2019) was partially filmed in Nikolski. He failed to catch elusive large halibut offshore, and was stranded due to bad weather for several days. Pribilof Islands The Pribilof Islands (formerly the Northern Fur Seal Islands ; Aleut : Amiq , Russian : Острова Прибылова , romanized : Ostrova Pribylova ) are
930-492: The year, and summer fog. On a clear day the view from Nikolski is dominated by Mount Vsevidof to the northeast, the highest point on Umnak Island (7,051 ft; 2,149 m). Vsevidof is tectonically active, and an eruption last occurred on March 11, 1957, following an earthquake. A cataclysmic eruption of Mount Okmok in the northernmost part of the island severely affected Nikolski residents in July 2008. The boundary between
961-412: Was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.92. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.9% under the age of 18, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 38,750, and