Editing Nikolski, Alaska (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Nikolski.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial Photo of Nikolski]]

Nikolski is located at {{coord|52.941485|-168.860765|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=April 23, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|132.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|132.1|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.55%) is water. The island is in the maritime climate zone. Temperatures range from 11 degrees F (−11 C) to 65 degrees (18 C). Snowfall is considerable and covers [[Mount Vsevidof]] and other peaks, with rain and strong winds much of the year, and summer fog.

On a clear day the view from Nikolski is dominated by [[Mount Vsevidof]] to the northeast, the highest point on Umnak Island ({{convert|7,051|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}). Vsevidof is tectonically active, and an eruption last occurred on March 11, 1957, following an earthquake. A cataclysmic eruption of [[Mount Okmok]] in the northernmost part of the island severely affected Nikolski residents in July 2008.

The boundary between the [[Alaska Time Zone]] ([[UTC−9]]) and [[Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone]] ([[UTC−10]]) passes just west of Nikolski, along the line of 169°30'W<ref>{{Cite web |title=Code of Federal Regulations, 49 CFR 71.12 |url=http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/49cfr71_03.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040515055748/http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/49cfr71_03.html |archive-date=May 15, 2004 |access-date=April 12, 2008}}</ref> through Samalga Pass.<ref>Federal Aviation Administration, Dutch Harbor Sectional Aeronautical Chart, Retrieved from SkyVector.com [http://skyvector.com/#35-44-3-2706-2902] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404132639/http://skyvector.com/#35-44-3-2706-2902 |date=April 4, 2009 }} on April 12, 2008</ref> This places Nikolski in the Alaska Time Zone.
However, as Nikolski is part of the Aleutian Region School District the settlement effectively observes Hawaii–Aleutian time.<ref>e-mail communication with Dan Masoni, Librarian, Unalaska Public Library, June 18, 2008; see also http://osdir.com/ml/time.tz/2004-11/msg00009.html</ref>