Perryville, Alaska

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Perryville, Alaska is a small remote village on the Alaska Peninsula known for its subsistence lifestyle and proximity to rich Bristol Bay fisheries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
human settlement
village
access by boat in ice-free season
no road connection to Alaska highway system
primarily by small aircraft
areaCode 907
borough Lake and Peninsula Borough
censusDesignation census-designated place in Alaska
climate subarctic maritime climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economy Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery
surface form: Bristol Bay salmon fisheries

commercial fishing
ethnicGroup Alutiiq
Sugpiaq
foundedAfter Mount Novarupta
surface form: 1912 Novarupta–Katmai volcanic eruption
foundedBy Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) survivors of the 1912 Katmai eruption
governingBody Lake and Peninsula Borough
surface form: Lake and Peninsula Borough government
hasFeature gravel airstrip
small boat harbor or landing area
hasSchool local K–12 school
hazard tsunami risk
volcanic activity
indigenousLanguage Alutiiq
surface form: Alutiiq language
knownFor proximity to rich Bristol Bay fisheries
remote location
locatedIn Alaska Peninsula
Alaska Peninsula and Bristol Bay region
surface form: Bristol Bay region
locatedNear Katmai National Park and Preserve
Mount Katmai
locatedOn Pacific Ocean
namedAfter Oliver Hazard Perry
surface form: Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry

Kermit Roosevelt’s ship USS Perry
population approximately 100 people
populationTrend declining
postalCode 99648
primaryLifestyle subsistence
region southwestern Alaska
surface form: Southwest Alaska
religion Russian Orthodox Church
surface form: Russian Orthodox Christianity
schoolDistrict Lake and Peninsula School District
state Alaska
subsistenceActivities fishing
gathering wild foods
hunting
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
traditionalFoodSources Pacific salmon
marine mammals
shellfish

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Bristol Bay hasNearbySettlement Perryville, Alaska