:''For other islands called Fire Island, see
Fire Island.''
There are three
islands named 'Fire Island' in the
U.S. state of
Alaska.
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''.
External links
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Alaska Science Forum
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fire island, AK musician's page