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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alaska
- Census area
- Nome
- Mayor
- Abel Razzo
- State senator
- Donny Olson ( D )
- State rep
- Neal Foster (D)
- Total
- 4.95 sq mi (12.81 km )
- Land
- 2.86 sq mi (7.41 km )
- Water
- 2.08 sq mi (5.40 km )
- Elevation
- 6.6 ft (2 m)
- Density
- 267/sq mi (103.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-8 (AKDT)
- Fips code
- 02-80660
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Unalakleet (/ˈjuːnələkliːt/ YOO-nə-lə-kleet; Inupiaq: Uŋalaqłiq, IPA: [uŋɐlɑχɬeq] or Uŋalaqłiit; Yup'ik: Ungalaqliit; Koyukon: Kk'aadoleetno’) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, in the western part of the state. As of the 2020 census, Unalakleet had a population of 765. Unalakleet is known in the region and around Alaska for its salmon and king crab harvests; the residents rely for much of their diet on caribou, ptarmigan, oogruk (bearded seal), and various salmon species.
Unalakleet is also known for its aesthetic value. It is located next to the Bering Sea and the large, clean Unalakleet River. The landscape also has trees, tundra, and hills behind it.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Unalakleet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.