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St. George Island (Russian: Остров Святого Георгия, romanized: Ostrov Svyatogo Georgiya) is one of the Pribilof Islands off the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska in the Bering Sea. The island has a land area of 90 km2 (35 sq mi) and a population of about 100 people, all living in its only community, the city of St. George, which encompasses the entire island.
![The wreck of the crab-fishing vessel All American shipwreck on St. George Island in 1996. She ran aground there without loss of life on February 29, 1996.[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/All_American_ship_wreck_St_George_Island_1996.jpg)
The island was discovered by Gavriil Pribylov on June 25, 1786, during a search for the breeding grounds of northern fur seals. The island is named after Pribylov's ship, the St. George. St. George Island was the first of the Pribilofs to be discovered.[2]
The island is notable as being the breeding site of over 75% of the known population of red-legged kittiwakes.[3]
In 2016, a new species of beaked whale, Berardius beringiae, was discovered near the island.[4]
St. George Island is considered part of the Bering Sea Volcanic Province.[5]
The sole church on the island is St. George Church, an Eastern Orthodox Church in the Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America.
References
- "alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)". Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- "Pribilof Islands Restoration Project Historical Overview". NOAA. November 10, 2005. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- Byrd, G. V.; Williams, J. C. (1993). "Red-legged Kittiwake". Birds of North America Online. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- Rosen, Yereth (July 27, 2016). "New and rare whale species identified from carcass found in Pribilofs". Alaska Dispatch News. Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- "The 40Ar/39Ar chronology and eruption rates of Cenozoic volcanism in the eastern Bering Sea Volcanic Province, Alaska". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
External links
- St. George Island: Blocks 1043 thru 1068, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AK-25, "Sealing Plant, St. George Island, Pribilof Islands, Saint George, Aleutians West Census Area, AK", 7 photos, 1 photo caption page
На других языках
[de] St. George Island (Alaska)
St. George Island ist die zweitgrößte und südlichste der vier zum US-Bundesstaat Alaska gehörenden Pribilof Islands in der Beringsee. Die 18 km lange und 90 km² große Insel ist vulkanischen Ursprungs und überwiegend aus Basalt aufgebaut. Von der größten Insel St. Paul im Nordwesten der Inselgruppe ist St. George rund 60 km entfernt.- [en] St. George Island (Alaska)
[fr] Île Saint George (Alaska)
L'île Saint-George (Saint George Island) est une des deux îles principales des îles Pribilof, un archipel de l'Alaska (États-Unis) en mer de Béring.[it] Isola di St. George (Alaska)
L'isola di Saint George (isola di San Giorgio) è una delle due maggiori isole del gruppo delle Pribilof assieme alla St. Paul. Si trova a nord dell'arcipelago delle Aleutine, tra l'Alaska e la Russia e 72 km a sud-est di St. Paul. L'isola appartiene all'Alaska (USA). La cittadina di St. George è l'unico centro abitato dell'isola con circa un centinaio di abitanti.[ru] Остров Святого Георгия (США)
Остров Святого Георгия (англ. St George Island) — один из островов Прибылова, расположенных в Беринговом море. В административном отношении относится к штату Аляска, США[1][2].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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