Kotzebue
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Kotzebue, located on the Baldwin Peninsula in Kotzebue Sound, is 549 air miles northwest of Anchorage and 26 miles above the Arctic Circle. Occupied by Inupiat Eskimos for at least 600 years. residents of Kotzebue today are stills primarily Inupiats, and subsistence activities are an integral part of the lifestyle. Each summer, the North Tent City fish camp is set up to dry and smoke the season's catch. Kotzebue is the service and transportation center for all villages in the northwest region. It has a healthy cash economy, a growing private sector, and a stable public sector, is the transfer point between ocean and inland shipping, and is also the air transport center for the region. The majority of income is directly or indirectly related to government employment, The Red Dog Mine is a significant regional employer, and commercial fishing for chum salmon, and processing at Kotzebue Sound Area Fisheries, provide some seasonal employment. Air is the primary means of transportation year-round, and snowmachines are preferred in winter for local transportation. The shipping season lasts 100 days, from early July to early October, when the Sound is ice-free. Kotzebue has a transitional climate zone with an average low temperature during January of -12, and an average high during July of 58 degrees. Snowfall averages 40 inches, with total precipitation of 9 inches per year. |
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Stay and
Experience the "Heart of the Arctic"
Here
in this remote place, 26 miles north of the Arctic Circle. is a AGENT PICS FOR KOTZEBUE Take a bus tour on
the Tundra and find out what makes this area unique. Don't miss the NANA
Museum of the Arctic, for the dramatic story of the Eskimo and the
Native blanket toss. |
large,
well-established settlement - the home of the Inupiat Eskimos - bustling
with subsistence hunting and fishing activity. What amenities can you
expect to find in a hotel so far north? You will be pleasantly
surprised. Your guest room is comfortable and restful. There's cable
television, a direct dial telephone, two full-size beds or one
queen-size bed, a private bathroom with both shower and bathtub. All
immaculately maintained. And just down the hall, find a gift shop and a
restaurant. A restaurant, where the menu features a wide range of
choices...from Canadian bacon and eggs to reindeer sausage and sourdough
pancakes, from New York steak to fresh Arctic fish in season. All served
with a stunning view of Kotzebue Sound.
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