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Anvik Nikolai
Exploring Southwest Alaska Shageluk Takotna Mcgrath
Mountain Village
Saint Marys Flat
Lying on the Pacific Ring of Fire and beset by stormy weather, this region is Hooper Bay Holy Cross Innoko Farewell
among the most difficult to access, but visitors who manage to get this far off Chevak Marshall South Fork Kuskokwim
the beaten track marvel at the region’s history, abundant wildlife, and ethereal Crooked
beauty. Aniakchak National Monument features the striking Surprise Lake, Aropuk Lower Kalskag Kuskokwim Creek Stony River
Lake
while Wood-Tikchik State Park’s river systems are popular with boaters. Hazen Bay Newtok Aniak Napaimiut Sleetmute
Wildlife enthusiasts will enjoy Katmai National Park, which has the Tanunak Kasigluk Aniak Lime Village Mount Torbert
world’s largest population of brown bears, and the Pribilofs, world- Mekoryuk Nightmute Bethel Tuluksak Cairn Mountain 11,376 ft
renowned for their bird and fur seal populations. Kodiak, part of Nunivak Dall Nyac Holitna Kashegelok 3,787 ft
Island
a beautiful, rainy archipelago, has the area’s largest town. It is also Roberts Lake Tuntutuliak Kisaralik Mount
Spurr
a busy fishing port, as are Dutch Harbor/Unalaska and Dillingham. Mountain Chefornak Eek Tikchik 11,070 ft
1,668 ft Mulchatna
Kipnuk Kwigillingok Eek Kwethluk Lakes LAKE CLARK NP
Mesa Mountain Mount
Redoubt
K usk okwim Quinhagak WOOD-TIKCHIK 3,257 ft Port Alsworth 10,163 ft
Lake
Ba y Wood STATE PARK Clark Mount
River Koliganek Iliamna
Lakes Iliamna 10,016 ft
Homer
Platinum Twin Hills Aleknagik Nushagak New Iliamna Kachemak Bay
Stuyahok
Lake
Manokotak Mount
DILLINGHAM Augustine
WALRUS ISLANDS KING 4,025 ft
PRIBILOF STATE GAME SANCTUARY Clarks Naknek SALMON Mount Douglas
ISLANDS Point Kvichak K AT M A I 7,040 ft
St. Paul Ber ing Bay N AT I O N A L P A R K
Sea Br istol Egegik Mount Katmai Ban Is Afognak
St. George Becharof a 6,694 ft Island
Ba y Lake u l Uganik
Pilot Point n s Novarupta Island KODIAK
4,860 ft
i Karluk
n Larsen Bay
e Kodiak Kodiak National
Horned puffins on St. Paul Island Port Heiden P ANIAKCHAK Island Wildlife Refuge
a NATIONAL Akhiok Old Harbor
k MONUMENT
0 kilometers 100 a s Alitak
Port l Chignik ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY Bay
0 miles 100 Moller A Tugidak Is Sitkinak Island
COLD BAY AND Mount Veniaminof
IZEMBEK NATIONAL 8,198 ft
WILDLIFE REFUGE Ivanofo Perryville
Bay
Mount Pavlof
Sights at a Glance 7,028 ft SAND POINT
Towns and Cities Pogromni Volcano False Pass KING Unga
6,547 ft
1 Kodiak Makushin Volcano Akutan Unimak Unimak COVE
6,658 ft
2 King Salmon Pass Island Pauloff
3 Dillingham DUTCH HARBOR/ Harbor
UNALASKA
9 Sand Point Key F o x I s l a n d s
0 King Cove Minor road
q Cold Bay and Izembek Ferry route
National Wildlife Refuge Peak
w Dutch Harbor/Unalaska
National and State Parks
Aleutian Islands 0 km 100
4 Walrus Islands State Game
Sanctuary 0 miles 100
5 Wood-Tikchik State Park Attu
Island
6 Lake Clark National Park Agattu
Near Islands
7 Katmai National Park Island Buldir P acif ic
Island
pp210–11 Kiska Island Ocean Dutch
Harbor
8 Aniakchak National Amchitka Semisopochnoi Great Sitkin Islands of Umnak
Island
Four
Atka
Island
Is
Monument R a t I s l a n d s Island Island Seguam Mountains Fox Islands
Island
Adak Amlia Amukta
Island
Area of Natural Beauty Andreanof Islands Island
Island
e Pribilof Islands pp216–17
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p245 and p255
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