Fire Island (Aleutian Islands) Explained

Fire Island (Aleutian Islands) should not be confused with Fire Island (Anchorage, Alaska).

Fire Island is located in the eastern Aleutian Islands at 53.9433°N -168.0458°W. It emerged in 1883, forming a companion island to Bogoslof Island.[1] 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.[2] Both islands are currently part of the Bogoslof Wilderness in the Aleutian Islands unit of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Voice . Senior . Alaska's island of mystery . 2024-11-11 . Senior Voice . en.
  2. Web site: Life returns fast to lonely island . 2024-11-11 . www.uaf.edu . en.