NUNIVAK ISLAND

island in the Bering Sea off the southwestern coast of Alaska, U.S. It is 55 miles (88 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide and is the second largest island in the Bering Sea. Separated from the mainland by Etolin Strait, the island is the site of the Nunivak unit of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, notable for its reindeer, musk oxen, and shorebirds. Pop. (1990) 177.