It lies across the Near Island Channel just south of downtown Kodiak.
The island is the site of St. Herman Harbor, the newer of Kodiak's two marinas.
Near island has a land area of 1.117 km2 (276.05 acres) and a resident population of six people as of the 2000 census.
[1] It is connected to downtown Kodiak by the Near Island Bridge on Dog Bay Road.
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