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FIRE ISLAND, ALASKA

:''For other islands called Fire Island, see Fire Island.''
There are three islands named 'Fire Island' in the U.S. state of Alaska.

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Different Islands
In the Kashevarof Passage
Bogoslof Island
Anchorage
Other
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Different Islands


In the Kashevarof Passage

One is 0.1 miles long (160 m) and located in Kashevarof Passage, off the north coast of Prince of Wales Island, at .
Bogoslof Island

Another Fire Island in the eastern Aleutian Islands at emerged in 1883, forming a companion island to Bogoslof Island. 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.
Anchorage

Main articles: Fire Island (Anchorage, Alaska)

A third Fire Island is in Cook Inlet, just off Anchorage, the largest and most well known of all of them.

Other


A solo "experimental folk" musician from South Carolina has been performing as fire island, AK since late 2004. Since 2004, fire island, AK has recorded nine full albums, two split albums, four EPs, and a number of tracks on compilations.
Also, "Fire Island, AK" is the first single by The Long Winters on the 2006 album ''Putting the Days to Bed''.

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Alaska Science Forum

fire island, AK musician's page

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