Punuk Islands

Punuk Islands

The Punuk Islands are a group of three small islets in the Bering Sea off the eastern end of St. Lawrence Island. They are located 8.5 Km to the southeast of Cape Apavawook and 18 Km to the southwest of Niyghapak Point.

These islands were drawn on the map with their Yupik name, which was obtained in 1849 by Capt. M. D. Tebenkov, of the Imperial Russian Navy. They are also known by the names "Pinik Islands" and "Poongook Islands".

The Punuk Islands are a natural habitat for walruses and seabirds. The Tundra Voles found on the island belong to an endemic subspecies (Microtus oeconomicus punukensis).

External links

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=108:3:15845223094965297813::NO::P3_FID:1408381 USGS-GNIS]
* [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic33-2-226.pdf Mass Natural Mortality of Walruses at the Punuk Islands]


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