Petersburg, Alaska
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Petersburg, Alaska is a small fishing town in Southeast Alaska known for its strong Norwegian heritage and thriving commercial fishing industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petersburg, Alaska canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
borough seat
ⓘ
census-designated place ⓘ town ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
airplane
ⓘ
boat ⓘ |
| climate | maritime climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographicCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| economicImportance | significant fishing port in Southeast Alaska ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Norwegian immigrants
ⓘ
Peter Buschmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBoroughStatusSince | 2013 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent |
Little Norway Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norwegian Constitution Day celebrations ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
Norwegian flags and symbols in town
ⓘ
Norwegian-style architecture ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
logging (historically)
ⓘ
sport fishing tourism ⓘ |
| hasEthnicCommunity | Norwegian Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | working fishing harbor ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
seafood processing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasPort | Petersburg harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
boating
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| heritage | Norwegian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBoroughSeatOf | Petersburg Borough, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial fishing industry
ⓘ
fishing fleet ⓘ strong Norwegian heritage ⓘ |
| languageMajority | English ⓘ |
| liesIn | Alexander Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Petersburg Borough, Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mitkof Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Peter Buschmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Little Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRange | between 2,000 and 4,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | seafood processing plants ⓘ |
| region | Alaska Panhandle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Alaska Marine Highway System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petersburg Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| timeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.