Nunivak Island

Nunivak Island

Satellite image of the island
Nunivak Island Nunivak Island (Alaska)
Geography
Location	Bering Sea
Coordinates	60°05′42″N 166°12′40″W / 60.09500°N 166.21111°W / 60.09500; -166.21111
Area	1,631.97 sq mi (4,226.8 km2)
Length	77 km (47.8 mi)
Width	106 km (65.9 mi)
Highest elevation	1,675 ft (510.5 m)
Highest point	Roberts Mountain
Administration
United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Bethel Census Area
Largest settlement	Mekoryuk (pop. 191)
Demographics
Population	191 (2010)
Pop. density	0.05/km2 (0.13/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Cup'it Inuit

Nunivak Island (Central Alaskan Yup'ik: Nunivaaq; Nunivak Cup'ig: Nuniwar; Russian: Нунивак, romanized: Nunivak) is a permafrost-covered volcanic island lying about 30 miles (48 km) offshore from the delta of the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers in the US state of Alaska, at a latitude of about 60°N. The island is 1,631.97 square miles (4,226.8 km²) in area, making it the second-largest island in the Bering Sea and eighth-largest island in the United States. It is 76.2 kilometers (47.3 mi) long and 106 kilometers (66 mi) wide. It has a population of 191 persons as of the 2010 census, down from 210 in 2000. The island's entire population lives in the north coast city of Mekoryuk.^[1]