The Kodiak Archipelago is an archipelago, or group of islands, south of the mainland of the United States state of Alaska, about 405 km (252 miles) by air south of Anchorage in the Gulf of Alaska. The largest island in the archipelago is Kodiak Island, the second largest island in the United States. The second largest island in the archipelago is Afognak, north of Kodiak Island, which has been extensively logged. To the north is Shuyak, and island of deep bays which is now in conservation. South of Kodiak are Tugidak and Sitkinak. An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Official languages English Area 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 1,481,347 km²  - Water 236,507 km² (13. ... Anchorage, Alaska is a consolidated city-borough (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage) in the U.S. state of Alaska. ... The Gulf of Alaska is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are to be found. ... Kodiak Island is a large island on the south coast of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. ... Afognak is an island 5 km (3 miles) from Kodiak Island in Alaska. ...

The archipelago is about 285 km (177 miles) long and 108 km (67 miles) across, from the Barren Islands on the north to Chirikof Island and the Semidi Islands group on the south. The Archipelago contains 13,890 square kilometres (5,363 mile²) of land.

The Kodiak Island Burough contains all of the Kodiak Archipelago and some lands on the mainland. The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge encompasses a large percentage of the land in the archipelago. Kodiak Island Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ... The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge is a wilderness area in the Kodiak Archipelago in southern Alaska in the United States. ...

The Kodiak Archipelago contains about 40 small glaciers, numerous streams and hundreds of species of land and marine animals. Much of its land is forested. Geologic features associated with glaciers include end, lateral, and medial moraines that form from glacially transported rocks and debris; U-shaped valleys and cirques (cwms) at their heads. ...