Ambler, Alaska

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Ambler, Alaska is a small Inupiat village in northwest Alaska located above the Arctic Circle, known for its subsistence lifestyle and access to the surrounding river and tundra.

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Ambler, Alaska canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
incorporated city
accessibleBy air
river travel in season
airportIATACode ABL NERFINISHED
airportICAOCode PAFM NERFINISHED
areaCode 907
boroughSeatOf none
climateClassification subarctic climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demographicsNote majority Alaska Native population
elevationInFeet 289
elevationInMeters 88
ethnicGroupMajority Iñupiat NERFINISHED
FIPSCode 02-01740
GNISFeatureID 1400065
governingBody city council
hasPublicSchool Ambler School NERFINISHED
incorporationDate 1971
indigenousLanguage Iñupiaq NERFINISHED
landAreaSquareMiles 10.91
latitude 67.0869° N
locatedAbove Arctic Circle NERFINISHED
locatedIn Alaska
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska NERFINISHED
locatedInCensusArea Northwest Arctic Borough NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Kobuk River NERFINISHED
longitude 157.8511° W
population 258
258 (2020 census)
populationCensusYear 2020
postalCode 99786
primaryEconomicActivity subsistence fishing
subsistence gathering
subsistence hunting
region northwest Alaska
schoolDistrict Northwest Arctic Borough School District NERFINISHED
servedBy Ambler Airport NERFINISHED
state Alaska
surroundedBy tundra
totalAreaSquareMiles 11.23
traditionalLifestyle subsistence lifestyle
waterAreaSquareMiles 0.32

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Kobuk River nearbySettlement Ambler, Alaska