About Kodiak Island
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Kodiak Island is situated in the Gulf of Alaska, located in the Kodiak Island Archipelago - an area comprised of sixteen major islands paralleling the Katmai Coast along the Alaska Peninsula for 177 miles. At 3,588 square miles, Kodiak Island is the second largest island in the United States, second only to the island of Hawaii. The city of Kodiak is 250 air miles southwest of Anchorage and is the seventh largest city in Alaska. Total population including the six villages of Port Lions, Ouzinkie, Larsen Bay, Karluk, Old Harbor and Akhiok is approximately 13,000 people, with the majority of those residents living in and around the city of Kodiak.
Kodiak is the transportation hub for southwest Alaska. Kodiak’s fishing port is the largest in the state and ranks among the top in the country. Additionally, Kodiak is home of the nation's largest US Coast Guard base and the first privately owned rocket launch facility. Commercial fishing, the U.S. Coast Guard and other government entities are the dominant industries followed by retail trade, transportation, utilities and tourism. Kodiak offers an endless supply of culture and history, abundant wildlife and scenic beauty, and is home to 3,000 of its most famous resident — the Kodiak brown bear.
