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| Kodiak can easily be passed by because of it location and the fact that there are no other cities or communities surrounding it. Kodiak is located 252 air mile from Anchorage and is approximently 100 miles long. The island of Kodiak is the second largest Island in the United States after the island of Hawaii. The town of Kodiak is also known for some other amazing figures. Its hold a population of 16,000 people and occupies nearly 3,000 of the world's largest brown bears. These enoromous bears are able to take advantage of the rich supply of food provided by the large and rural island. Kodiak also consistently ranks as the country's first or second most productive fishing ports. An historic event was on March 27,1964 when the biggest earthquake to shake North America measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale hit the Kodiak Islands. As result, it set off a tsunami that literally destroyed the entire town. A main activity in Kodiak is to climb the lower mountain that surround the island. Kodiak summers are fearly cool with temperatures ranging between 50 degrees F to 65 degrees F in the summer months, Kodiak also offers some of the greatest fishing in Alaska. Kodiak salmon can be very large sometimes weighting in at more than a hundred pounds. They also have an rich amount of large halibut, a bottom fish that feeds on the floor of the ocean, can reach common weights of 200 to 300 pounds. In the winter time, Kodiak is one of the warmest places in Alaska. They can reach to a high of 45 degrees F in a typical winter occurance. All thoughout Kodiak it is fearly warm in the winter, allow there is no protection from high winds coming over the ocean. During the winter, they can receive heavy winds reaching up to 70 mph. In this case much of the island's homes and building get covered with sea water. There are not many roads to the islands, while much of the beauty is off road. Throughout the islands large steep cliffs, green hillsides, and much wildlife can be spotted easily while making Kodiak a great place to experience. |
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