Pribilof Islands · AK
St. George
The smaller Pribilof, home of the red-legged kittiwake.
- Population
- 67 (2020 census)
- Discovered
- June 25, 1786
Then
- 1786
Gavriil Pribylov finds the island while hunting fur seal grounds.
- 1935
St. George Church is built.
- 1983
The city incorporates.
Now
Over 75 percent of the world's red-legged kittiwakes breed here.