Pribilof Islands

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archipelago volcanic island group

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.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → volcanic island group →
administeredBy	State of Alaska →
climate	subarctic maritime climate →
country	United States of America →
discoveredBy	Gavriil Pribylov NERFINISHED → 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	U.S. federal government (historically for seal harvest) →
hasIsland	Otter Island → Walrus Island →
hasMajorIsland	Saint George Island → Saint Paul Island →
historicalEvent	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 language → English →
locatedIn	Alaska → Bering Sea → North Pacific Ocean →
marineEcoregion	Bering Sea →
namedAfter	Gavriil Pribylov NERFINISHED →
oceanCurrent	influenced by Bering Sea currents →
partOf	Aleutians West Census Area → Unorganized Borough, Alaska →
populationCenter	Saint George → Saint Paul NERFINISHED →
protectedStatus	partly designated as wildlife refuges and rookeries →
region	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 (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bering Sea →	contains
Unangan →	inhabit
Unangas →	inhabits
Zhemchug Canyon →	near
Aleut →	populationCenter