Near Island

Near Island is an island that comprises part of the city of , , United States. It lies across the Near Island Channel just south of downtown Kodiak.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States
  • Also known as: “Bliskie Island”, “Blisnie Island”, “Blizki Island”, “Blizkiy Island”, “Close Island”, “O. Blizki Island”, “Ostrov Blizki Island”, “Ostrov Blizkiy”, and “Pogibshi Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trident Basin Seaplane Base and Orpheum Theatre.

Aerodrome
is a city-owned, public-use seaplane base located in the , in the of the U.S. state of .

Movie theater
Photo: NancyHeise, Public domain.
is a movie theater.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a city-owned public-use located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of , a city on in the U.S. state of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Near Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kodiak.

Photo: Coast Guard, Public domain.
Island is in southwestern , in the Gulf of Alaska, 250 miles south of Anchorage. It is Alaska's largest island and second largest in the US, after the Big Island in Hawaii. The City of is situated on the east shore of Island.

Near Island

Latitude
57.78092° or 57° 46′ 51″ north
Longitude
-152.40183° or 152° 24′ 7″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
9399QHJX+97
Geo­Names ID
5869742
Wiki­data ID
Q3802806
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“Near Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Near Island”
  • Chinese: “尼爾島 (阿拉斯加州)”
  • Chinese: “尼爾島”
  • Dutch: “Near Island”
  • Italian: “Isola Near (isole Kodiak)”
  • Italian: “isola Near”
  • Italian: “Isola Near”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Uski Island and Kodiak Harbor.

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