Kigigak Island

Last updated April 14, 2019

Kigigak Island is an island located near the northwest corner of Nelson Island at the mouth of Ninglick River, 110 miles west of Bethel in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. It is 5 miles across. The island has a land area of 31.839 km² (12.293 sq mi) and was unpopulated at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bethel Census Area. The nearest populated communities are Newtok and Tununak.

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References

Kigigak Island: Block 1004, Census Tract 1, Bethel Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau, 2000 census

Coordinates: 60°50′45″N164°58′54″W / 60.84583°N 164.98167°W / 60.84583; -164.98167

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