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» This article is about the Admiralty Island in Alaska. For the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea, see Admiralty Islands. For other uses, see The Admiralty Islands.
Admiralty Island is an
island in the
Alexander Archipelago in
Southeast Alaska, at . It is
145 km (90 mi) long and
56 km (35 mi) wide with an area of
4,264.1 km² (1,646.4 sq mi), making it the
seventh largest island in the United States and the
132nd largest island in the world. It is one of the
ABC islands of Alaska.
Known to the
Tlingit as
Xootsnoowú, or "Fortress of the Bear(s)", Admiralty Island is home to the highest density of
brown bears in North America. An estimated 1,600 brown bears inhabit the island, outnumbering Admiralty's human residents nearly three to one.
Angoon, a traditional Tlingit community home to 572 people, is the only settlement on the island, although an unpopulated section of the city of
Juneau comprises
264.68 km² (102.19 sq mi) (6.2 percent) of the island's land area near its northern end. The island's total population at the
2000 census was 650.
Most of Admiralty Island — more than
955,000 acres (3,860 km²) is an occupied by the
Admiralty Island National Monument - a federally protected Wilderness Area. The Kootznoowoo Wilderness is unique in Southeast Alaska because it encompasses vast stands of old growth temperate rainforest. These forests provide some of the best habitat available to species such as brown bears, bald eagles, and Sitka black-tailed deer.
The
Greens Creek mine is an underground silver, gold, zinc and lead mine located on the northwest end of the island, within the national monument. It began operation in 1989.
Acid mine drainage has occurred at the mine site.
Admiralty Island also offers opportunities for outdoor recreation in Southeast Alaska. The
U.S. Forest Service maintains several public-use cabins on the island, as well as the Cross Admiralty Canoe Route, which links the island's lakes through a series of portages.
The Pack Creek Brown Bear Viewing Area offers visitors the opportunity to observe brown bears in their natural habitat as they fish for salmon and interact with one another during the summer months. Permits are required for all visitors to Pack Creek which can be attained through the Forest Service.
The
Point Retreat Light is located on the northern tip of Admiralty and was an important aid-to-navigation.
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