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Kavalga Island (Aleut: Qavalĝa^[1]) is an island in the Delarof Islands subgroup of the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska. The island is 9 km (5.6 mi) long and its highest point is 40 m (130 ft). It is located between the islands of Unalga to the west and Ogliuga to the east.

Kavalga is populated by Marmotini^[2] (ground squirrels) and sea birds.^[3]

References

^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Tribe Marmotini". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Biological Projects - Invasive Species on the Refuge - Historic Background Archived 2011-10-15 at the Wayback Machine