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Fire Island (Aleutian Islands)

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Not to be confused with Fire Island (Anchorage, Alaska).

Fire Island is located in the eastern Aleutian Islands at 53°56′36″N 168°02′45″W / 53.94333°N 168.04583°W / 53.94333; -168.04583. It emerged in 1883, forming a companion island to Bogoslof Island. Originally, this Fire Island was named New Bogoslof (also Grewingk, after an Alaskan geologist). In 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt made Bogoslof and New Bogoslof a federally protected bird sanctuary. Both islands are currently part of the Bogoslof Wilderness in the Aleutian Islands unit of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

References

  1. Voice, Senior. "Alaska's island of mystery". Senior Voice. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. "Life returns fast to lonely island". www.uaf.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-11.


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