Galena

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Galena is a small Alaskan city known as a remote community and former military air base along the Yukon River.

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Galena canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
country United States of America
governedBy city council
hasAreaCode 907
hasAverageWinterTemperature well below freezing
hasCharacteristic riverine community
road-inaccessible community
rural community
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasCommunityType Alaska Native village (mixed population)
hasEconomicActivity education
government services
subsistence hunting and fishing
hasEducationalInstitution Galena Interior Learning Academy
hasEnergySource diesel-generated electricity
hasFeature former military housing
permafrost-affected terrain
hasFormerMilitaryUse United States Air Force base
hasFormerName Camp Galena
Galena Air Force Station
hasGovernmentType city government
hasIATAAirportCode GAL
hasIndigenousPeople Koyukon Athabaskan
surface form: Koyukon Athabascan
hasMajorRiverFeature seasonal ice breakup on Yukon River
hasNearbyFacility former Galena Air Force Station
hasPopulation approximately 500
hasPostalCode 99741
hasPrimaryAccessMode air transport
river transport
hasRebuildingEffort post-2013 flood reconstruction
hasSignificantEvent 2013 Yukon River flood
hasTransportationInfrastructure river port
runway
isInRegion Interior Alaska
isNamedAfter galena (lead sulfide mineral)
isRemoteCommunity true
locatedIn Alaska
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
UTC−09:00
locatedOnRiver Yukon River
observesDaylightSavingTime UTC−08:00
partOf Unorganized Borough, Alaska
servedBy Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport
usedDuring Cold War

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