United StatesVolcanic island
Nunivak Island
4,209 km² rising to 511 m out of the Bering Sea.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
4,209km²
Area
384km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
511m
Highest point
191
People
11°C
Warmest sea
August
12km
To the mainland
When to go to Nunivak Island
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (11 °C) and coolest in February (0 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States
Nunivak Island is an volcanic island in United States. It covers 4,209 km², with 384 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 511 m. About 191 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 12 km away.
Getting there
- Mekoryuk Airport (MYU)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at ANC airport (Anchorage)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 12 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Nunivak Island.
- 1marinasMekoryuk Boat Storage Area East
- 27named peaksMount Roberts, Binat-Ingrat Hill, Indooli Mountain and 24 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Nunivak Island, each with its own numbers.
4beaches and covesCoastya
4lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
1.6km²
Lukluksukwik Lake
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
17.1°C
Karon Lake
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
11.1°C
Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
4 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes11.1°C
- Bangookbit Dunes10.4°C
- Oongalambingoi Dunes11.1°C
- Bangookthleet Dunes10.4°C
4 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Lukluksukwik Lake1.6km²
- Karon Lake1.3km²
- Unroojithok Lake0.56km²
- Jayalik Lake0.27km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 90 m above the sea. 94 % of it is below 200 m.
- 32 %0–50 m
- 62 %50–200 m
- 6 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | -8 | -6 | -6 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | -1 | -5 |
| Night low (°C) | -12 | -10 | -11 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | -4 | -8 |
| Sea (°C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Rain (mm) | 67 | 69 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 90 | 106 | 110 | 99 | 82 | 74 |
| Wet days | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| Sun h/day | 1.8 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | −1.2 | −1.2 | −1.2 | −1.3 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.6 | −0.6 |
| 2021 | −1.2 | −1.1 | −1.2 | −1.1 | −0.7 | −0.9 | −1.2 | −0.7 | −0.1 | −0.4 | −2.2 | −1.8 |
| 2022 | −1.2 | −1.1 | −1.1 | −0.7 | +0.4 | +0.9 | −0.6 | −0.8 | −0.8 | +0.5 | −0.9 | −0.6 |
| 2023 | −1.2 | −1.1 | −1.2 | −1.4 | −1.9 | −1.8 | −2.0 | −1.8 | −0.6 | −0.4 | +1.0 | −0.2 |
| 2024 | −1.0 | −1.1 | −1.2 | −1.3 | −1.7 | −1.3 | −1.9 | −2.9 | −1.9 | −1.0 | −0.6 | −0.9 |
| 2025 | −0.9 | −0.5 | −1.1 | −1.2 | −0.7 | −0.6 | −1.1 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.8 | +0.2 | −0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q530454) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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