Fairbanks

E13584

city

Fairbanks is the second-largest city in Alaska, known for its extreme subarctic climate, northern lights viewing, and role as a regional hub for interior Alaska.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
airport	Fairbanks International Airport →
averageSummerHighTemperature	around 70 °F to 80 °F →
averageWinterTemperature	well below freezing →
climate	subarctic climate →
country	United States of America →
daylightSavingTimeZone	Alaska Daylight Time →
distanceFromArcticCircle	about 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle →
economicBase	education → government services → military → tourism →
foundedAs	mining camp →
foundedIn	1901 →
hasBoroughGovernmentType	home rule borough seat →
hasPhenomenon	aurora borealis → polar day in summer → very short daylight in winter →
hasUniversity	University of Alaska Fairbanks →
isBoroughSeatOf	Fairbanks North Star Borough →
isPartOf	Fairbanks North Star Borough →
knownFor	extreme cold temperatures → midnight sun → northern lights viewing →
latitudeApprox	64.84° N →
locatedIn	Interior Alaska →
locatedOn	Chena River →
longitudeApprox	147.72° W →
majorHighway	Elliott Highway → Parks Highway → Richardson Highway → Steese Highway →
metropolitanAreaPopulation	over 90,000 residents →
namedAfter	Charles W. Fairbanks →
namedAfterOccupation	U.S. Vice President →
nearMilitaryInstallation	Eielson Air Force Base → Fort Wainwright →
nearRiver	Tanana River →
populationEstimate	approximately 30,000 residents →
postalCodeRange	99701–99712 →
rank	second-largest city in Alaska by population →
recordLowTemperature	below −60 °F →
region	Alaskan Interior →
river	Chena River →
role	regional hub for Interior Alaska →
state	Alaska →
timeZone	Alaska Time Zone →
transportHubFor	air transportation in Interior Alaska → road transportation in Interior Alaska →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alaska Constitutional Convention ("Fairbanks, Alaska") → Alaska Supreme Court ("Fairbanks, Alaska") →	location
Alaska Daylight Time → Alaska Daylight Time ("Fairbanks North Star Borough") →	observedInCity
Judicial Branch of Alaska ("Fairbanks, Alaska") →	alsoLocatedIn
Alaska Supreme Court ("Fairbanks, Alaska") →	alsoSitsIn
University of Alaska Fairbanks →	city
Interior Alaska →	hasMajorCity
Charles Warren Fairbanks ("Fairbanks, Alaska (namesake)") →	honoredBy
Fairbanks ("Fairbanks North Star Borough") →	isBoroughSeatOf
Fairbanks ("Fairbanks North Star Borough") →	isPartOf
University of Alaska Fairbanks ("Fairbanks, Alaska") →	locatedIn
Eielson Air Force Base ("Fairbanks, Alaska") →	locatedSoutheastOf
Alaska Time Zone →	majorCityInZone
Yukon River →	majorCityOnRiver
Fort Wainwright →	near
Alaska Railroad →	servesCity
Alaska Railroad →	terminus