Kagalaska Island (Aleut: Qigalaxsix̂;[1] Russian: Кагаласка) is an island in the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
The island is 9miles in length and 7miles wide. It is separated from Adak Island to the west by Kagalaska Strait (Aakayuudax̂ in Aleut) which is approximately 1300feet wide at its narrowest point. Little Tanaga Island is located to the east, 1.2miles across Little Tanaga Strait.[2]
The island is covered in scrub brush and sand dunes, unlike other Alaskan islands that have hardscrabble coasts. It provides nesting grounds for sea birds and in the summer is a basking site for seals.
. Knut Bergsland . 1994 . Aleut Dictionary . Alaska Native Language Center . Fairbanks .