Near Island is an island that comprises part of the city of
Kodiak Kodiak may refer to:
Places
*Kodiak, Alaska, a city located on Kodiak island
* Kodiak, Missouri, an unincorporated community
*Kodiak Archipelago, in southern Alaska
*Kodiak Island, the largest island of the Kodiak archipelago
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Alaska
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,
United States
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. It lies across the Near Island Channel just south of downtown Kodiak. The island is the site of St. Herman Harbor, the newer of Kodiak's two
marina
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A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...
s. Near island has a land area of 1.117 km
2 (276.05
acre
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Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
* Imperial, California
* Imperial, Missouri
* Imp ...
s) and a resident population of six people as of the
2000 census.
Near Island: Blocks 1016 thru 1018, Census Tract 4, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
United States Census Bureau It is connected to downtown Kodiak by the Near Island Bridge on Dog Bay Road.
References
Islands of the Kodiak Archipelago
Islands of Alaska
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