Shaktoolik
| Shaktoolik | |||
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Location in Alaska
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 7th October 1969 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Unorganized Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 64 ° 21 ′ N , 161 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 251 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 93 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 7 m | ||
| Postal code : | 99771 | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-68890 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1669434 | ||
Shaktoolik is a small town in the Nome Census Area of the US state Alaska . At the 2000 census , Shaktoolik had 230 inhabitants with an indigenous proportion of just over 94%.
Shaktoolik is located on the east coast of Nortonsund at the mouth of the Shaktoolik River in the bay of the same name.
history
At nearby Cape Denbigh , a National Historic Landmark , 6,000–8,000 year old evidence of human presence has been found. Shaktoolik itself was first mapped in 1842-44 by Lavrenti Sagoskin , an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy , under the name "Tshaktogmyut". The name Shaktoolik is derived from the Unaliq word "suktuliq" and means something like "widely scattered things".
In 1933 the settlement was moved from the original location 10 km upstream to the confluence with Norton Sound. Since it was exposed to severe storms from the open sea, it was moved 4 km north to its current location in 1967 by a decision of the city council.
The place is a checkpoint at the Iditarod dog sled race every year .
Web links
- Native Village of Shaktoolik (Engl.)