In Spain and all over the world, wine and La Rioja go hand-in-hand. The wines of this region in northern Spain have earned world-wide recognition. The quality of the wine from La Rioja is so good that it has become a hallmark of this region. We invite you to visit it in September when the wine picking begins and when Logrono logroÃ±o celebrates The Riojan Harvest. festival
Dictionary entry overview: What does Kodiak mean? â¢ KODIAK (noun) The noun KODIAK has 2 senses: 1. an island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska; site of the first European settlement in the area which was founded by the Russians in 1784 2. brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia Familiarity information: KODIAK used as a noun is rare.
It is 160 km (100 miles) long and in width ranges from 16 to 96 km (10 to 60 miles). Kodiak Island is the namesake for Kodiak Seamount, which lies off the coast at the Aleutian Trench. The largest community on the island is the city of Kodiak, Alaska. Kodiak Island is mountainous and heavily forested in the north and east, but fairly treeless on the south. The island has many deep, ice-free bays that provide sheltered anchorages for boats.