- Kuiu Island
Infobox Islands
name = Kuiu
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Location map|Alaska|lat=56.466667|long=-134.016667
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location =Pacific Ocean
coordinates = coord|56|28|N|134|1|W|display=inline,title
archipelago =Alexander Archipelago
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area = convert|747.556|sqmi|km2|abbr=on
length = convert|65|mi|km|abbr=on
width = convert|6|-|23|mi|km|abbr=on
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country = United States
country admin divisions title = State
country admin divisions = flag|Alaska
country admin divisions title 1 = Census Area
country admin divisions 1 = Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area
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population = 10
population as of = 2000
density = 0.005
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additional info =Kuiu Island is an island in the
Alexander Archipelago in southeasternAlaska , at coord|56|28|N|134|1|W|. It lies betweenKupreanof Island , to its east, andBaranof Island , to its west. The island is 105 km (65 miles) long, and 10-23 km (6-23 miles) wide. It has 1,936.16 km² (747.556square mile s) of land area, making it the 15th largest island in the United States. The population was 10 persons at the 2000 census. It is separated from Baranof Island by theChatham Strait .The
Cape Decision Light is located on Kuiu Island.References
* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-transpose=N&-redoLog=true&-all_geo_types=N&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=100$10000US022800001001054&-geo_id=100$10000US022800001001055&-geo_id=100$10000US022800001001056&-geo_id=100$10000US022800001001057&-geo_id=100$10000US022800001001058&-geo_id=100$10000US022800001001059&-geo_id=100$10000US022800001001060&-geo_id=100$10000US022800001001061&-geo_id=100$10000US022800001001071&-geo_id=100$10000US022800001001072&-search_results=15000US022800001001&-format=&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Kuiu Island: Blocks 1054 thru 1061 and 1071 thru 1072, Census Tract 1, Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska] United States Census Bureau
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Cape Decision is a lighthouse located on Kuiu Island.
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