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Discover Fort Yukon in United States

Fort Yukon in the region of Alaska with its 583 habitants is a town located in United States - some 3,199 mi or ( 5148 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital .

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Local time in Fort Yukon is now 05:30 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Anchorage " with a UTC offset of -8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: and Fairbanks. When in this area, you might want to check out Fairbanks . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Fort Yukon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Beautiful Flight to Fort Yukon, in Alaska

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Traverse dazzling Alaskan scenery by plane and enjoy a visit to Fort Yukon. Learn about the tough lifestyles of people who have chosen to live in the Alaskan bush, and explore the beautiful wilderness ..

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Fort Yukon, Alaska

Fort Yukon is a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2010 census the population was 583. Fort Yukon is the hometown of Alaska Congressman Don Young. It is served by Fort Yukon Airport. The highest temperature ever recorded in Alaska occurred in Fort Yukon on June 27, 1915, when it reached 100 °F (38 °C). Until 1971, Ft. Yukon also held the all-time lowest temperature record at -78 °F.

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Located at 66.57 -145.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Cities in Alaska, Gwich’in, Hudson's Bay Company forts in the United States, Hudson's Bay Company trading posts, Populated places established in 1847, Populated places in Alaska with Native American majority populations, Populated places in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, Populated places of the Arctic United States

Fort Yukon Air Force Station

Fort Yukon Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 1.6 miles east-southeast of Fort Yukon, Alaska. The ground control intercept (GCI) station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was redesignated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site as part of the Alaska Radar System. Today, it remains active as part of the Alaska NORAD Region under the jurisdiction of the 611th Air and Space Operations Center, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.

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Located at 66.56 -145.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, Military facilities in Alaska, Military units and formations in Alaska, Radar stations of the United States Air Force

KZPA

KZPA (900 AM, "KZPA Radio 900") is a non-commercial radio station in Fort Yukon, Alaska.

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Located at 66.56 -145.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Alaska Public Radio Network, Radio stations in Alaska