Kodiak Island

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This is the main page for Kodiak Island. 
Kodiak Island is the home of the Jaeger Academy. It is separated from Anchorage and the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait It is mountainous and heavily forested in the north and east, but fairly treeless on the south. The island has many deep, ice-free bays that provide sheltered anchorages for boats. The southwestern two-thirds of the island, like much of the Kodiak Archipelago, is part of Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
Kodiak Island is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. The largest island in the Kodiak Archipelago, Kodiak Island is the second largest island in the United States and the 80th largest island in the world, with an area of 9,311.24 km2 (3,595.09 sq mi). It is 160 km (100 miles) long and in width ranges from 16 to 96 km (10 to 60 miles). Kodiak Island is the namesake for Kodiak Seamount, which lies off the coast at the Aleutian Trench. The largest community on the island is the city of Kodiak, Alaska.
 [[File:Kodiak_ferrychart.jpg|thumb|The ferry routes between the Alaska proper and Kodiak Island]]
==Climate== 
The island, a rain forest, receives approximately 70 inches of rain and 70 inches of snow per year, and fog is not uncommon. 
==Transportation To and From==
Alaska Airlines flies from many major cities all over the country and brings a 737 jet into Kodiak twice a day; Era Alaska flies to Kodiak from Anchorage six times a day. This flight takes between 50 and 70 minutes. The Alaska Marine Highway offers ferry service to Kodiak three times a week from Homer, Alaska. Homer is 4 ½ hours by car from Anchorage. The ferry ride from Homer to Kodiak is approximately 10 hours. See “Getting to Kodiak” for more detailed information. (source)
==Detailed Geography==
The Barren Islands to the north of Shuyak Island are primarily rocky landscapes. Tugidak Island on the south is relatively flat and supports extensive areas of wet and moist tundra. The outlying islands south of the Trinity Islands are lower in elevation than Kodiak Island and support more limited vegetation growth.
From Shuyak Island to northeastern Kodiak Island, stands of Sitka spruce dominate land from shore to the tree line. These stands extend south to a general northwest-southeast dividing line running from Kupreanof Peninsula to Cape Chiniak. Southwest Kodiak Island is relatively flat and supports extensive areas of wet and moist tundra.
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