King Salmon
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Location in Alaska
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1930s | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Bristol Bay Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 58 ° 41 ′ N , 156 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 374 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 0.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 442.8 km 2 (approx. 171 mi 2 ) of which 439.1 km 2 (approx. 170 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 23 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-39630 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1404738 | ||
King Salmon is a community (official name: " census-designated place " ) in the Bristol Bay Borough of Alaska . It is also the administrative seat ( Borough Seat ) of the neighboring Lake and Peninsula Boroughs . The village is located on the Alaska Peninsula on the north bank of the Naknek River , about 25 km upstream of Naknek on Bristol Bay and 460 km southwest of Anchorage .
Katmai National Park is to the east of King Salmon . To the south are the Becharof and the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge and the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve .
history
Many of King Salmon's current residents are descendants of Alaskan indigenous people who were forced to abandon their original settlement due to an eruption of Mount Katmai volcano on the east coast of the peninsula.
In the 1930s a bunker with radio navigation equipment was built in King Salmon. With the beginning of World War II, the US Air Force established an air force base, which was maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration during the war .
In 1949 a post office was opened and the US Army Corps of Engineers built a road connection to Naknek. The National Park Service and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game , among others , set up offices in King Salmon. The King Salmon Inn opened in 1956. The town grew through government agencies and as a supply center for commercial salmon fishing and the tourism industry.
The air base became an administrative station operated by the Chugach Development Corporation in 1993 under the leadership of the Air Force. The base supports training activities of the Air Force, Army and Navy as well as the work of the US Coast Guard and the North American Air Defense . Bristol Bay Borough and state authorities also use buildings on the site.
The previous heat record in King Salmon was measured on July 4, 2019 at 31.6 ° C.
Web links
- Alaskan Churches Database: King Salmon (detailed information )
- Alaskan Churches Database: King Salmon (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Temperature record in Alaska's largest city - 32.2 degrees in Anchorage. In: suedostschweiz.ch . July 5, 2019, accessed July 8, 2019 .