St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/St._Lawrence_Island,_Alaska
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:archipelago none (standalone island)
gptkbp:area 1791 square miles
gptkbp:climate subarctic
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans 1728
gptkbp:distanceFromAlaskaMainland about 200 miles
gptkbp:distanceFromRussia about 50 miles
gptkbp:economy fishing
subsistence hunting
ivory carving
gptkbp:hasIndigenousPeoples gptkb:Siberian_Yupik
gptkbp:historicalEvent World War II military base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
gptkbp:language gptkb:Siberian_Yupik
English
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Gambell
gptkb:Savoonga
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Vitus_Bering
gptkb:St._Lawrence
gptkbp:nearestRussianSettlement gptkb:Chukotka_Autonomous_Okrug
gptkbp:ownedBy Native corporations
gptkbp:permafrost present
gptkbp:population about 1400
gptkbp:state gptkb:Alaska
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Alaska_Standard_Time
gptkbp:unconnectedByRoad true
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:bird
gptkb:deer
seabirds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Venia_Gambell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7