Quinhagak, Alaska

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Quinhagak, Alaska is a small Yup’ik village and coastal community located on the Bering Sea in southwestern Alaska, known for subsistence fishing, traditional culture, and nearby archaeological sites.

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Quinhagak, Alaska canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
human settlement
village
accessibleBy air
boat
archaeologicalPeriodNearby pre-contact Yup’ik era
areaCode 907
censusDesignation census-designated place
climate subarctic climate
coastType Bering Sea coast
country United States
culturalRegion Yup’ik region of Alaska
economyIncludes commercial fishing
public sector employment
elevation approximately 10 feet
governingBody Native Village of Kwinhagak
hasAirport Quinhagak Airport
hasNativeCorporation Qanirtuuq, Inc.
hasSchoolDistrict Lower Kuskokwim School District
indigenousPeople Yup’ik
linked to: Yupik
knownFor nearby archaeological sites
traditional Yup’ik culture
locatedIn Alaska
Bethel Census Area, Alaska
linked to: Bethel Census Area

southwestern Alaska
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
locatedOn Bering Sea
Kuskokwim Bay
nearby Nunalleq archaeological site
nearestLargeCity Bethel, Alaska
observesDaylightSavingTime true
officialLanguage English
partOf Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
population approximately 700
populationMajorityEthnicity Alaska Native
linked to: Alaska Natives
populationMajorityPeople Yup’ik
linked to: Yupik
postalCode 99655
primaryEconomicActivity subsistence fishing
subsistence hunting
primaryReligion Christianity
Yup’ik traditional beliefs
primarySubsistenceResources marine mammals
salmon
waterfowl
region Western Alaska
linked to: northwestern Alaska
state Alaska
traditionalLanguage Central Alaskan Yup’ik
tribalGovernment Native Village of Kwinhagak

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Southwestern Alaska majorSettlement Quinhagak, Alaska
subject linked to: southwestern Alaska
Bethel Census Area hasSettlement Quinhagak, Alaska