Editing Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska (section)

==Geography==
The borough has a total area of {{convert|12022|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|6550|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5472|sqmi}} (45.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  Most of the land area belongs to [[Kodiak Island]], but a thin strip of coastal area on the western part of the [[Alaska Peninsula]] and other nearby islands ([[Afognak Island]], [[Shuyak Island]], [[Marmot Island]], [[Raspberry Island (Alaska)|Raspberry Island]], [[Little Raspberry Island]], [[Whale Island (Alaska)|Whale Island]], [[Spruce Island (Alaska)|Spruce Island]], [[Woody Island (Alaska)|Woody Island]], [[Uganik Island]], [[Sitkalidak Island]], [[Tugidak Island]], [[Sitkinak Island]], [[Chirikof Island]], and the [[Semidi Islands]]) are also in the borough. The [[strait|waterway]] between the [[island]] and mainland is known as the [[Shelikof Strait]]. South of the island are the open waters of the [[Pacific Ocean]], so the site is considered good for launching certain types of [[satellite]]s. The [[Kodiak Launch Complex]] is ideal for putting satellites in [[Molniya orbit|Molniya]] and [[polar orbit]]s.

===Adjacent boroughs===
* [[Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska]] - north
* [[Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska]] - northwest

===National protected areas===
[[File:Kodiak Island map in Alaska.png|300px|thumb|Map of the Kodiak Island Borough and surrounding area.]]

* [[Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge]] (parts of Alaska Peninsula and Gulf of Alaska units)
** [[Barren Islands]]
** [[Semidi Wilderness]]
*** [[Semidi Islands]]
** [[Trinity Islands (Alaska)|Trinity Islands]]
*** [[Sitkinak Island]]
*** [[Tugidak Island]]
* [[Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Becharof National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
** [[Becharof Wilderness]] (part)
* [[Chugach National Forest]] (part)
* [[Katmai National Park and Preserve]] (part)
** [[Katmai Wilderness]] (part)
* [[Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge]]