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Akhiok, AK
Akhiok ( in Alutiiq; russian: Акхиок) is a second-class city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. Akhiok is Kodiak's southernmost village. The population was 63 at the 2020 census. Akhiok, which does not have a post office, is a rural location in postal code 99615 that belongs to Kodiak. The village is sometimes called Alitak, after a nearby bay. Location and climate Akhiok is located at 56.945560° North, 154.17028° West (Sec. 28, T037S, R031W, Seward Meridian). Akhiok is in the Kodiak Recording District, and the 3rd Judicial District. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 23.92%, is water. Akhiok is located at the southern end of Kodiak Island at Alitak Bay. It lies southwest of the city of Kodiak, and southwest of Anchorage. The climate of the Kodiak Islands is dominated by a strong marine influence. There is little or no freezing weather, moderate precipitation, and frequent cloud cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City (Alaska)
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Central Alaskan Yup'ik language, Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a U.S. state, state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A enclave and exclave, semi-exclave of the U.S., it borders the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory to the east; it also shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with the Russian Federation's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west, just across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi Sea, Chukchi and Beaufort Sea, Beaufort Seas of the Arctic Ocean, while the Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. Alaska is by far the list of U.S. states and territories by area, largest U.S. state by area, comprising more total area than the next three largest states (Texas, California, and Montana) combined. It represents the list of country subdivisions by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
