The Yukon Island Main Site is an archaeological site on Yukon Island, an island in the Cook Inlet, in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. Related to the Kachemak Bay Culture, it was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962. Yukon Island is located at 59°31′26″N 151°29′37″W / 59.52389°N 151.49361°W / 59.52389; -151.49361 (59.5239, -151.4936), about 9 miles (14½ km) south of Homer.
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