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Figure 29. — Favored sea otter habitat in the Aleutian Islands is characterized 

 by having extensive underwater reefs to a depth of about 20 fathoms, kelp 

 beds, and points of land or offshore rocks that give shelter during storms. 

 This photograph shows an example of favored habitat on Kirilof Bay at 

 Amchitka Island, Alaska. (KWK 55-16-35) 



