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Alligator Island

Alligator Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kodiak Island
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 0.2 mi (0.32 km)
About

in Shelikof Strait, 33 mi. N of Afognak; Kodiak I. 0.2 mile wide.

History of Alligator Island

so named in 1926 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "from the (island's) resemblance (to an alligator) from certain directions."