Foxes were introduced to Nizki Island by Russian fur traders in the 19th century. This decimated the population of many bird species on the island. The last fox was removed from Nizki Island in 1976, and now Aleutian Canada Geese (once believed to be extinct), Puffins, and Aleutian Terns are common on the island.[3]
References
^Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
nizki, island, avayax, aleut, russian, Низкий, uninhabited, island, aleutian, islands, state, alaska, located, 74111, 98556, 74111, 98556, middle, island, semichi, islands, group, near, islands, flanked, shemya, east, alaid, west, three, mile, long, nizki, per. Nizki Island Avayax 1 in Aleut Russian Nizkij is an uninhabited island in the Aleutian Islands in the U S state of Alaska Located at 52 44 28 N 173 59 08 E 52 74111 N 173 98556 E 52 74111 173 98556 it is the middle island of the Semichi Islands group of the Near Islands Flanked by Shemya to the east and Alaid to the west three mile long 5 km Nizki is periodically joined to Alaid by a sand spit The name is said by whom to derive from the Russian nizkiy meaning low a term descriptive of the island s topography with a maximum elevation of 165 ft 50 m Nizki s shoreline is very irregular and is fringed by numerous rocks reefs and kelp marked shoals 2 Nizki IslandNative name Avayax Nautical Chart of Nizki Island4 NizkiGeographyArchipelagoSemichi IslandsHighest elevation165 ft 50 3 m AdministrationUnited StatesStateAlaskaDemographicsPopulation0Foxes were introduced to Nizki Island by Russian fur traders in the 19th century This decimated the population of many bird species on the island The last fox was removed from Nizki Island in 1976 and now Aleutian Canada Geese once believed to be extinct Puffins and Aleutian Terns are common on the island 3 References Edit Bergsland K 1994 Aleut Dictionary Fairbanks Alaska Native Language Center U S Coast Pilot 9 Chapter 7 Aleutian Islands Alaska Science Forum Arctic foxes made Aleutians less green Archived from the original on 2012 03 07 Retrieved 2010 05 12 External links EditNizki Island Photos Photos from Nizki Island July 2008 Alaska Science Forum Aleutian Canada goose comeback continues This article about a location in the Aleutians West Census Area Alaska is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nizki Island amp oldid 999085054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
