The rugged and rocky Chiswell Islands rise from the Gulf of Alaska at the mouth of Resurrection Bay, 20 miles from Seward on the Kenai Peninsula. They are the most visited seabird colonies of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. - USFWS
The rugged and rocky Chiswell Islands rise from the Gulf of Alaska at the mouth of Resurrection Bay, 20 miles from Seward on the Kenai Peninsula. They are the most visited seabird colonies of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. - USFWS
| Physiography | |
|---|---|
| Physiographic feature | Archipelago |
| Particulars for Chiswell Islands: | |
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| Activity | Birding |
| Locale Type | Nature Reserve |
Horned and tufted puffins, common and thick-billed murres, and black-legged kittiwakes swarm around these grassy sea stacks. Other attractions: endangered Steller sea lions on their breeding rookery, sea otters, humpback whales, and the chance of seeing rhinoceros auklets and ancient murrelets. - USFWS
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