northwestern Alaska

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Northwestern Alaska is a remote, sparsely populated region of the U.S. state of Alaska characterized by Arctic and subarctic landscapes, indigenous communities, and a largely tundra and coastal environment along the Bering and Chukchi Seas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Alaska
characterizedBy Arctic climate
coastal environments
subarctic climate
tundra landscapes
climateType long cold winters
short cool summers
country United States of America
economicActivity subsistence fishing
subsistence hunting
subsistence whaling
environmentalConcern climate change impacts
coastal erosion
permafrost thaw
governedBy State of Alaska NERFINISHED
hasCoastlineOn Bering Sea NERFINISHED
Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED
hasEcosystem Arctic tundra
coastal marine ecosystem
hasIndigenousPeople Iñupiat NERFINISHED
Yupik NERFINISHED
hasNaturalResource fish stocks
marine mammals
minerals
hasWildlife caribou
migratory birds
polar bears
seals
walrus
knownFor indigenous communities
remote settlements
landCover low shrubs
permafrost
wetlands
locatedIn Alaska
Arctic region
subarctic region
partOf Alaskan Arctic NERFINISHED
U.S. state of Alaska NERFINISHED
populationDensity sparsely populated
relativeLocation northwestern part of Alaska
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
transportation limited road access
reliance on air transport
reliance on marine transport

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Deering, Alaska region northwestern Alaska
subject linked to: Deering
Point Hope locatedIn northwest Alaska
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Nome locatedInRegion Western Alaska
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Kivalina locatedIn Northwestern Alaska
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Selawik locatedIn northwest Alaska
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Kobuk locatedIn Northwestern Alaska
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Kotzebue locatedIn northwestern Alaska
Kotzebue regionServed Northwest Arctic region of Alaska
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Shungnak locatedIn Northwestern Alaska
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Shungnak culturalRegion Arctic Alaska
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Kotzebue Sound isRegionOf northwestern Alaska
Ambler locatedIn Northwestern Alaska
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Bethel, Alaska region Western Alaska
subject linked to: Bethel
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Nunivak Cupik culturalRegion Western Alaska
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Seward Peninsula locatedIn western Alaska
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Cup’ig people region Western Alaska
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College of Rural and Community Development regionServed Western Alaska
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Quinhagak, Alaska region Western Alaska
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Chevak, Alaska locatedInRegion Western Alaska
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Kotzebue, Alaska locatedIn northwestern Alaska
Kotzebue, Alaska region Arctic Alaska
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George River locatedIn Western Alaska
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Teller, Alaska locatedIn northwestern Alaska
Noatak River locatedIn northwestern Alaska
Alaska Native regional corporations includes NANA region (Northwest Alaska)
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Northwest Coast of Alaska partOf Western Alaska
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Stony River region Western Alaska
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Koyuk, Alaska locatedInUSStateRegion Western Alaska
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St. Michael, Alaska partOf Western Alaska
linked to: northwestern Alaska