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👉 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in the context of St. Matthew Island

St. Matthew Island (Russian: Остров Святого Матвея, romanized: Ostrov Svyatogo Matveya) is an uninhabited, remote island in the Bering Sea in Alaska, 183 miles (295 km) west-northwest of Nunivak Island. The entire island's natural scenery and wildlife is protected as it is part of the Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and as the Bering Sea Wilderness.

The island has a land area of 137.857 sq mi (357.05 km), making it the 44th largest island in the United States. Its most southerly point is Cape Upright which features cliff faces which exceed 1,000 feet (300 m). Similar heights are found at Glory of Russia Cape on the north, and the highest point, 1,476 feet (450 m) above sea level, lies south from the island center.

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Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in the context of Pribilof Islands

The Pribilof Islands (formerly the Northern Fur Seal Islands; Aleut: Amiq, Russian: Острова Прибылова, romanized: Ostrova Pribylova) are a group of four volcanic islands off the coast of mainland Alaska, in the Bering Sea, about 200 miles (320 km) north of Unalaska and 200 miles (320 km) southwest of Cape Newenham. The islands are part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The Siberian coast is roughly 500 miles (800 km) northwest. About 77 square miles (200 km) in total area, they are mostly rocky and are covered with tundra, with a population of 572 as of the 2010 census.

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Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in the context of "St. Matthew Island"

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Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in the context of Pribilof Islands