Whittier (Alaska)
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Name (Hebrew)
ויטייר (אלסקה)
Name (Latin)
Whittier (Alaska)
Coordinates
-148.678 -148.678 60.7742 60.7742 (gooearth )
Associated country
United States
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Sources of Information
- Taylor, A. The strangest town in Alaska, c2000:t.p. (Whittier, Alaska)
- GEOnet, Jan. 14, 2002(populated place in Valdez-Cordova Census Area; 604623N; 1484102W; 50 mi. SE of Anchorage)
Wikipedia description:
Whittier is a city at the head of the Passage Canal in the Chugach Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, about 58 miles (93 km) southeast of Anchorage. The city is located within the Chugach Census Area, established in 2019 when the former Valdez–Cordova Census Area was dissolved. The city's population was 272 at the 2020 census, having increased from 220 in 2010. Almost all of its residents live in the Begich Towers Condominium, earning it the nickname of a "town under one roof". Whittier has an extremely wet climate, receiving an average of 197 inches (5,000 mm) of precipitation per year. It is a port for the Alaska Marine Highway.
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