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Seal Island Historic District
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St Paul Island
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| Location: | Pribilof Islands, Alaska |
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| Built: | 1911 |
| Governing body: | DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000156 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHLD: | June 13, 1962[2] |
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 Canada, Japan, Russia and the United States limited hunting of the seals on these islands.[2]
The buildings are deteriorating or are under threat. On St Pauls island, 6 of the 10 historic structures were demolished.[3] Although no longer commercially hunted, the seal population has been decreasing recently, possibly due to huge amounts of debris that has washed up on the islands.[4]
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