Kavalga Island

Kavalga Island
Kavalga Island is located in Alaska
Kavalga Island
Kavalga Island
Location on a map of Alaska
Geography
LocationBering Sea
Coordinates51°33′19″N 178°48′7″E / 51.55528°N 178.80194°E / 51.55528; 178.80194
ArchipelagoDelarof Islands
Area9 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Administration
 United States
State Alaska

Kavalga Island (Aleut: Qavalĝa[1]) is an island in the Delarof Islands subgroup of the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska. The island is 9 km (5.6 mi) long and its highest point is 40 m (130 ft). It is located between the islands of Unalga to the west and Ogliuga to the east.

Kavalga is populated by Marmotini[2] (ground squirrels) and sea birds.[3]

  1. ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
  2. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Tribe Marmotini". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Biological Projects - Invasive Species on the Refuge - Historic Background Archived 2011-10-15 at the Wayback Machine