Kavalga Island
  Kavalga Island Location on a map of Alaska | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bering Sea |
| Coordinates | 51°33′19″N 178°48′7″E / 51.55528°N 178.80194°E |
| Archipelago | Delarof Islands |
| Area | 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
 United States | |
| State |  Alaska |
Kavalga Island (Template:Lang-ale[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]
References
- ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Biological Projects - Invasive Species on the Refuge - Historic Background Archived 2011-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
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