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Stuart Island, Alaska

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929: 28: 35: 208:, are pushed by wind and tides into Norton Sound. Stuart Island is directly in the path of the driftwood pushed into the Sound, and its west-facing beaches provide a traditional firewood supply for residents of Stebbins. 174:. The island is about 9.3 miles (15.0 km) long and 6.2 miles (10.0 km) wide with a land area of 52.195 square miles (135.18 km) and had no resident population at the 317: 200:
Stuart Island collects a significant amount of driftwood, due to its location North and East of the Upper Yukon River Delta. Spring runoff brings trees and logs down the
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Stuart Island has no permanent settlements, but is only a short distance by water from
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put there as part of the Stebbins/St. Michael Reindeer Corral Project.
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Stuart Island: Block 5032, Census Tract 1, Nome Census Area, Alaska
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Stuart Island, Alaska is located in Alaska
Norton Sound
Alaska
Unorganized Borough
Nome Census Area
Yup'ik
Inupiaq
Norton Sound
Alaska
2000 census
third voyage of James Cook
Stebbins
St. Michael Island
reindeer
Yukon River
Bering Sea
Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary, 2nd edition
Stuart Island: Block 5032, Census Tract 1, Nome Census Area, Alaska
The three voyages of Captain James Cook round the world
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Bering Sea
Adak
Adugak
Agattu
Aiktak
Akun
Akutan

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