Fire Island (Aleutian Islands)
Fire Island is located in the eastern Aleutian Islands at 53°56′36″N 168°02′45″W / 53.94333°N 168.04583°W. It emerged in 1883, forming a companion island to Bogoslof Island.[1] Originally, this Fire Island was named New Bogoslof (also Grewingk, after an Alaskan geologist). In 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt made Bogoslof and New Bogoslof a federally protected bird sanctuary.[2] Both islands are currently part of the Bogoslof Wilderness in the Aleutian Islands unit of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
References
[edit]- ^ Voice, Senior. "Alaska's island of mystery". Senior Voice. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Life returns fast to lonely island". www.uaf.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
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