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Touring Morzhovoi in United States
Morzhovoi in the region of Alaska is located in United States - some 3,947 mi or ( 6352 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Time in Morzhovoi is now 06:24 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Nome " with a UTC offset of -8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: False Pass, Ikatan, and Sand Point. Being here already, consider visiting False Pass . Check out our recommendations for Morzhovoi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Morzhovoi, Alaska
Morzhovoi (also known as Morzhovia, New or Old Morzhovoi, Protassof, or Selo Morzhovskoe) is an unincorporated community in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The name was published by the Russian Hydrographic Department on an 1847 map; it originates from a Russian phrase meaning Walrus Village. The name was collected by the United States Geological Survey between 1976 and 1981, and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on March 31, 1981.
Located at 54.91 -163.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
False Pass, Alaska
False Pass is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. Isanax̂ (variously spelled Issannakh, Isanak etc. ) is the Aleut name for present day Isanotski Strait and means gap, hole, rent, or tear in the Aleut language which was rendered as Isanotski (or Issanakskie, Isanotskoi, Isanakh etc. ) in transliterated Russian. The strait appears as Исанакъ in 1802 and Исаноцкый in 1844 on Russian maps.
Located at 54.83 -163.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Ikatan, Alaska
Ikatan is an unincorporated community in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Named after a peninsula of the same name, it is located on Unimak Island. The name was published by the United States Geological Survey on a 1949 map, and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on February 5, 1999.
Located at 54.75 -163.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Adamagan
Adamagan was an Aleut village, that at its peak was able to hold around 1000 people. This site is one of the largest sites in the ancient Arctic. The area has over 250 winter houses, summer houses, underground storage pits, and many more smaller structures. The people made dugouts that they lived in. It was covered by whale bones as well as some peat or sod that would keep any winds out. The villagers lived on marine mammals they hunted with harpoons and bows and arrows.
Located at 55.11 -163.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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