Seal Island Historic District
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The Seal Island Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District located on the islands of St. George and St. Paul in the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea of Alaska. These islands are home to northern fur seal herds which were actively hunted by indigenous populations and later by many nationalities. These islands of the Pribilofs are also the southern end of the range of the polar bear, (Ursus maritimus) The North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 signed by the United Kingdom, Japan, Russia and the United States limited hunting of the seals on these islands; this international treaty was one of the first conservation treaties, and set the stage for subsequent treaties.[3]
Seal Island Historic District | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location | Pribilof Islands, Alaska |
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Coordinates | 56°54′28″N 170°2′26″W |
Area | 6,970 acres (2,820 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000156 |
AHRS No. | XPI-016, XPI-007, XPI-015, XPI-006, XPI-009, XPI-008, XPI-011 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
Designated NHLD | June 13, 1962[2] |