ism ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Web / News ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁San ak ▁Island ▁() ▁is ▁an ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁Fox ▁Islands ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁Ale ut ian ▁Islands ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Al aska . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁San ak ▁Island ▁and ▁Cat on ▁Island ▁are ▁the ▁largest ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁San ak ▁Islands ▁subgroup ▁of ▁the ▁Fox ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Tra vel ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁currently ▁done ▁by ▁fish ing ▁vessel . ▁ ▁The ▁trip ▁takes ▁about ▁five ▁hours ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁roughly ▁ 4 0 ▁mile ▁distance ▁from ▁King ▁C ove ▁to ▁San ak . ▁ ▁History ▁Like ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁Ale ut ian ▁Islands , ▁San ak ▁was ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁Ale ut ▁people ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁the ▁administr ators ▁of ▁Russian ▁America ▁removed ▁the ▁island ' s ▁population ▁to ▁the ▁Al aska ▁Pen ins ula ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁sea ▁ot ter ▁hunting ▁grounds ▁in ▁surrounding ▁waters . ▁ ▁Two ▁famous ▁ship w re cks , ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁another ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁occurred ▁near ▁San ak . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁operated ▁a ▁small ▁naval ▁base ▁at ▁San ak ▁Island ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Although ▁San ak ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁occupied , ▁the ▁island ▁is