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”’Fire Island”’ is located in the eastern [[Aleutian Islands]] at {{coord|53|56|36|N|168|02|45|W|scale:50000|display=inline,title}}. It emerged in 1883, forming a companion island to [[Bogoslof Island]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Voice |first=Senior |title=Alaska’s island of mystery |url=https://www.seniorvoicealaska.com/story/2021/12/01/columns/alaskas-island-of-mystery/2841.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Senior Voice |language=en}}</ref> Originally, this Fire Island was named New Bogoslof (also Grewingk, after an Alaskan [[geologist]]). |
”’Fire Island”’ is located in the eastern [[Aleutian Islands]] at {{coord|53|56|36|N|168|02|45|W|scale:50000|display=inline,title}}. It emerged in 1883, forming a companion island to [[Bogoslof Island]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Voice |first=Senior |title=Alaska’s island of mystery |url=https://www.seniorvoicealaska.com/story/2021/12/01/columns/alaskas-island-of-mystery/2841.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Senior Voice |language=en}}</ref> Originally, this Fire Island was named New Bogoslof (also Grewingk, after an Alaskan [[geologist]]). |
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In 1909, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] made Bogoslof and New Bogoslof a federally protected bird [[sanctuary]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Life returns fast to lonely island |url=https://www.uaf.edu/news/archives/news-archives-2010-2021/life-returns-fast-to-lonely-island.php |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.uaf.edu |language=en}}</ref> Both islands are currently part of the [[Bogoslof Wilderness]] in the Aleutian Islands unit of [[Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge]]. |
In 1909, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] made Bogoslof and New Bogoslof a federally protected bird [[sanctuary]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Life returns fast to lonely island |url=https://www.uaf.edu/news/archives/news-archives-2010-2021/life-returns-fast-to-lonely-island.php |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.uaf.edu |language=en}}</ref> Both islands are currently part of the [[Bogoslof Wilderness]] in the Aleutian Islands unit of [[Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge]]. |
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 11 February 2026
Fire Island is located in the eastern Aleutian Islands at 53°56′36″N 168°02′45″W / 53.94333°N 168.04583°W. It emerged in 1883, forming a companion island to Bogoslof Island.[1] Originally, this Fire Island was named New Bogoslof (also Grewingk, after an Alaskan geologist).
In 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt made Bogoslof and New Bogoslof a federally protected bird sanctuary.[2] Both islands are currently part of the Bogoslof Wilderness in the Aleutian Islands unit of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
