▁of ▁main land ▁Al aska ▁in ▁the ▁Ber ing ▁Sea , ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Ber ing ▁Stra it . ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁G amb ell , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁north west ▁c ape ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁is ▁ 3 6 ▁miles ▁( 5 8 ▁kilom eters ) ▁from ▁the ▁Ch uk chi ▁Pen ins ula ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Far ▁East . ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Al aska , ▁but ▁closer ▁to ▁Russia ▁than ▁to ▁the ▁Al ask an ▁main land . ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁Island ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁exposed ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁bridge ▁that ▁once ▁joined ▁Asia ▁with ▁North ▁America ▁during ▁the ▁Ple ist oc ene ▁period . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁sixth ▁largest ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 1 3 th ▁largest ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ber ing ▁Sea ▁Vol can ic ▁Province . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau ▁defines ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁Island ▁as ▁Block ▁Group ▁ 6 , ▁Census ▁T ract ▁ 1 ▁of ▁N ome ▁Census ▁Area , ▁Al aska . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 2 9 2 ▁people ▁living ▁on ▁a ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ 8 – 2 2 ▁miles ▁( 1 3 – 3 6   km ) ▁wide . ▁The ▁island ▁has ▁no ▁trees , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁wo ody ▁plants ▁are ▁Ar ctic