Council, Alaska
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Council, Alaska is a small, largely abandoned former gold-mining community on the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former mining town
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| accessRoute | Nome–Council Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateType | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governingLevel | unincorporated ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility |
no commercial airport
ⓘ
small airstrips or bush plane access ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
seasonal cabins
ⓘ
subsistence activities ⓘ |
| hasDemographicTrend | population decline after gold rush ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory | placer gold mining ⓘ |
| hasEconomicStatus | non-industrial ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalSetting | tundra landscape ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abandoned mining equipment
ⓘ
historic townsite ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalActivity | gold mining ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Alaskan gold rush era ⓘ |
| hasHistoricStatus | ghost town ⓘ |
| hasHydrology | river confluence area ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousContext | Inupiat traditional lands ⓘ |
| hasLandOwnershipPattern | mixed private and public lands ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after Council City gold camp ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCommunity |
Nome, Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Mountain, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Bering Sea coast ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | largely abandoned ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryIndustryHistorical | mineral extraction ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
hunting and fishing
ⓘ
off-road vehicle use ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Seward Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegionType | remote area ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalAccess |
summer road access
ⓘ
winter snowmachine access ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | rural community ⓘ |
| hasState | Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportationLimitation | no year-round road connection to Alaska highway system ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Western Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBy |
Fish River (Alaska)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niukluk River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Nome Census Area, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Seward Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Nome, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Unorganized Borough, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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