Kobuk Valley Wilderness
Kobuk may refer to: * Kobuk, Alaska * Kobuk River, in Alaska * Kobuk Valley National Park Kobuk Valley National Park is an American national park in the Arctic region of northwestern Alaska, located about north of the Arctic Circle. The park was designated in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to preserve the ... in Alaska {{geodis ...
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Kobuk, Alaska
Kobuk ( ik, Laugviik) is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 151, up from 109 in 2000. History Kobuk was founded in 1899 as the village of Shungnak, a supply point for miners north of the Kobuk River in the Cosmos Hills. A trading post, school, and mission were built and residents came to the settlement. In the 1920s, river erosion led many residents to relocate ten miles downstream (west) to a site called "Kochuk." Kochuk became the new Shungnak, while the original Shungnak became Kobuk in 1928. In May 1973, a flood covered the entire village. In September of the same year, it incorporated as a city. The economy of Kobuk is based on subsistence hunting for caribou and moose. The first postmaster at Kobuk (when it was still called Shungnak) was Martin F. Moran, appointed September 24, 1903. Geography and climate Kobuk has a typical subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfc), bordering on a dry-winter s ...
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