Near Island is an island that comprises part of the city of

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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

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s. Near island has a land area of 1.117 km² (276.05

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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.

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Islands of the Kodiak Archipelago Islands of Alaska {{KodiakIslandAK-geo-stub