Adak (Alaska)
| Adak | |||
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 Adak on Adak Island |
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| Location in Alaska | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 2001 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Coordinates : | 51 ° 53 ′ N , 176 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Hawaiian Aleutian ( UTC − 10 / −9 ) | ||
| Residents : | 326 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1 inhabitant per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 329.7 km 2 (approx. 127 mi 2 ) of which 316.9 km 2 (approx. 122 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 50 m | ||
| Postal code : | 99546 | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-00065 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1418109 | ||
Adak is a village in the Aleutian Islands in western Alaska and the westernmost community in the United States . It is located on Kuluk Bay on Adak Island , about 2,100 km southwest of Anchorage .
The settlement covers 329.8 km² and is inhabited by 326 people. The first inhabitants of Adak were the Unangan . The formerly more populated island was explored by Russian fur hunters at the beginning of the 19th century.
Strong earthquakes occurred in 1957, 1964 and 1977.
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