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Spruce Island (Russian: Еловый остров) is an island in the Kodiak Archipelago of the Gulf of Alaska in the US state of Alaska. It lies just off the northeast corner of Kodiak Island, across the Narrow Strait. Spruce Island has a land area of 46.066 km² (17.786 sq mi) and a population of 242 as of the 2000 census,[1] mostly in its only city, Ouzinkie, in the southwestern part of the island.

Spruce Island

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Spruce Island Location within Alaska
Geography
Location	North Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	57°55′05″N 152°24′35″W
Archipelago	Kodiak Archipelago
Area	17.786 sq mi (46.07 km2)
Highest elevation	1,339 ft (408.1 m)
Administration
United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kodiak Island Borough
Demographics
Population	242 (2000)

From 1808 to 1818, Spruce Island was the hermitage of Herman of Alaska, later glorified as a saint and considered the patron saint of the Orthodox Church in the Americas. It was called New Valaam (Russian: Ново-Валаамский) by St. Herman. The island is a site of pilgrimages by Orthodox Christians.

In 2008, researchers led by the mayor of the northern Siberian city of Yakutsk alleged that the island should legally still belong to the Russian Orthodox Church because the Russian Empire had no authority to sell the church's land as part of the Alaska Purchase.[2]

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[de] Spruce Island

Spruce Island ist eine Insel des Kodiak-Archipels in Alaska in den Vereinigten Staaten. Sie liegt nordöstlich von Kodiak Island, nur durch die Narrow Strait von dieser getrennt. Die Insel ist 46,07 km² groß und Heimat von 242 Menschen (Stand 2000),[1] die fast alle ausschließlich in der einzigen Ortschaft Ouzinkie leben.

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- [en] Spruce Island (Alaska)

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[fr] Île Spruce (Alaska)

L'île Spruce est une île de l'archipel Kodiak dans le golfe d'Alaska dans l'état d'Alaska aux États-Unis. Elle est située au nord-est de l'île Kodiak, et fait 47 km2. Elle héberge une population d'environ 242 habitants.

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[it] Spruce

Spruce (che significa "peccio") è un'isola dell'arcipelago Kodiak, nel golfo dell'Alaska, (USA). Si trova al largo della punta nord-est dell'isola Kodiak. Amministrativamente appartiene al Borough di Kodiak Island; ha 242 abitanti, che risiedono quasi tutti nella cittadina di Ouzinkie[1] nella parte sud-ovest dell'isola.

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[ru] Спрус (остров)

Спрус[1], или Ело́вый о́стров[2][3][4][5][6][7] (англ. Spruce Island) — остров в составе Кадьякского архипелага в заливе Аляска, в штате Аляска, США.

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