Knight Island is an island in western Prince William Sound of the Gulf of Alaska in the U.S. state of Alaska.
The island has a land area of 277.166 km2 (107.014 sq mi) and no resident population as of 2000. [1] The majority of the island is a part of Chugach National Forest; Alaska native corporations Chugach Alaska Corporation and Chenega Corporation are the two other major landowners. [2]
Shorelines on the eastern and northwestern part of the island were heavily covered in oil after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, northeast of the island, in 1989. [3]
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Knight Island is an island in western Prince William Sound of the Gulf of Alaska in the U.S. state of Alaska.
The island has a land area of 277.166 km2 (107.014 sq mi) and no resident population as of 2000. [1] The majority of the island is a part of Chugach National Forest; Alaska native corporations Chugach Alaska Corporation and Chenega Corporation are the two other major landowners. [2]
Shorelines on the eastern and northwestern part of the island were heavily covered in oil after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, northeast of the island, in 1989. [3]
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60°21′58″N 147°44′22″W / 60.36611°N 147.73944°W