Pribilof Islands
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The Pribilof Islands are a remote group of volcanic islands in the Bering Sea, known for their large Aleut community and vast northern fur seal rookeries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pribilof Islands canonical | 11 |
| Pribilof Islands group | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archipelago
ⓘ
volcanic island group ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Alaska
|
| climate | subarctic maritime climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Gavriil Pribylov
ⓘ
Russian explorers ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1786 ⓘ |
| distanceFromMainland | approximately 300 miles from mainland Alaska ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
limited tourism ⓘ seafood processing ⓘ |
| elevationFeature | volcanic plateaus ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Aleut
ⓘ
Unangan people ⓘ |
| geology | volcanic origin ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Bureau of Fisheries
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government (historically for seal harvest)
|
| hasIsland |
Otter Island
ⓘ
Walrus Island ⓘ |
| hasMajorIsland |
Saint George Island
ⓘ
Saint Paul Island ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
World War II Aleut relocation
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleut relocation and settlement under Russian-American and U.S. rule
site of U.S. government–regulated fur seal harvests in 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| historicalUse | fur seal hunting center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large Aleut community
ⓘ
northern fur seal rookeries ⓘ remote location ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ |
| language |
Aleut
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleut language
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Bering Sea ⓘ Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
|
| marineEcoregion | Bering Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gavriil Pribylov ⓘ |
| oceanCurrent | influenced by Bering Sea currents ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aleutians West Census Area
ⓘ
Unorganized Borough, Alaska ⓘ |
| populationCenter |
Sfântu Gheorghe
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George
Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Paul
|
| protectedStatus | partly designated as wildlife refuges and rookeries ⓘ |
| region |
Aleutian Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleutian Islands region
|
| timeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| transport | served by small airports on Saint Paul and Saint George ⓘ |
| wildlife |
Steller sea lion
ⓘ
northern fur seal ⓘ various seabird species ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pribilof Islands group