Wales, Alaska
E562573
Wales, Alaska is a small Inupiat village located at the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, known as one of the westernmost settlements on mainland North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wales, Alaska canonical | 2 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ village ⓘ |
| areaCode | 907 ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borough | Nome Census Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 65.609°N 168.087°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceToRussia | approximately 55 miles across the Bering Strait ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 8 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Iñupiat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featureClass | populated place ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 02-82740 ⓘ |
| hasSchool | Wales school (Bering Strait School District) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousLanguage | Iñupiaq ⓘ |
| locatedAt | western tip of the Seward Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Seward Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Bering Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mainland North America ⓘ |
| nearbyCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
one of the westernmost settlements on mainland North America
ⓘ
traditional Iñupiat village ⓘ |
| population | approximately 150 people (early 21st century) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 99783 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence hunting ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| timeZone | Alaska Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Alaska Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportation |
no road connection to Alaska highway system
ⓘ
served by small aircraft ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.