Savoonga

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Savoonga is a remote Alaska Native village on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, known for its Siberian Yupik culture and subsistence hunting lifestyle.

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Savoonga canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
human settlement
village
country United States
hasAreaCode 907
hasClimate maritime-influenced climate
subarctic climate
hasCulturalHeritage Siberian Yupik culture
hasEconomicActivity limited wage employment
subsistence economy
hasFeature coastal tundra
permafrost
hasGovernmentType city government
hasIndigenousPeople Alaska Natives
Yupik
hasLocalLanguage Siberian Yupik language
hasMajorityEthnicGroup Siberian Yupik
hasNotableFauna bowhead whale
migratory birds
seals
walrus
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPopulationCharacteristic predominantly Alaska Native
small population
hasPostalCode 99769
hasPrimaryLifestyle subsistence fishing
subsistence gathering
subsistence hunting
subsistence whaling
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity
Native traditional beliefs
hasSchoolDistrict Bering Strait School District
hasStateSubdivision Unorganized Borough
hasTransportationInfrastructure Savoonga Airport
isAccessiblePrimarilyBy air
small aircraft
isKnownFor marine mammal hunting
traditional Yupik culture
isPartOf St. Lawrence Island
isRemote true
locatedIn Alaska
Bering Sea
Nome Census Area
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Daylight Time
Alaska Standard Time
linked to: Alaska Time Zone

Alaska Time Zone
locatedOn St. Lawrence Island

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