27px, we want 27. Please register or login . Island remoteness and dense coastal forests of Sitka spruce, Sitka alder and western hemlock have created the fortress, and even today massive Alaskan brown bears outnumber the human inhabitants of Admiralty Island.
Estimates say there are two bald eagles for every one brown bear.
Seals, sea lions and whales play offshore year-round. Swans and other migratory waterfowl stop by. The forest floor rolls gently and lays thickly covered with undergrowth, and muskegs occasionally open the tall forest canopy. Rocky spires break through along the island's high crest with peaks at about 2,000 feet. Protected as Admiralty Island National Monument in 1978, all but the northern end of the island has been designated Wilderness.