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Yakutat in the region of Alaska with its 662 inhabitants is a town in United States - some 3,023 mi or ( 4866 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Yakutat is now 04:06 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Yakutat " with a UTC offset of -8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: and . Since you are here already, make sure to check out . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Yakutat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Alaska - Fliegenfischen auf Steelhead am Situk River mit RWTours
Der Situk River weist den grössten Bestand an Steelheads in Alaska auf. Die Chancen stehen sehr gut, sich mit diesen silbernen Kraftpaketen zu messen und mehrere Steelheads pro Tag zu haken. ..
Cannon Beach Bonfire 2010
A big bonfire on Cannon Beach at Yakutat Alaska on the 4th of July 2010. ..
Yakutat Charters Informational Slide Show.wmv
Take a charter fishing trip with Captain Scott Chadwick aboard the Sea Wolf in Yakutat, Alaska. Or see the amazing Hubbard Glacier and stunning scenery from Yakutat. Either way, it will be an adventur ..
Hubbard Glacier 6 2009
Taken from the cruise ship Celebrity Infinity. The highlight is the naration by the onboard naturalist, Brent Nixon. Be sure to turn on the volume. ..
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Yakutat, Alaska
The City and Borough of Yakutat is a borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Incorporated as a non-unified Home Rule Borough on September 22, 1992, Yakutat was previously a city in the Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area (afterwards renamed the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area). The name is Tlingit, Yaakwdáat ("the place where canoes rest") but it originally derives from an Eyak name diyaʼqudaʼt and was influenced by the Tlingit word yaakw ("canoe, boat").
Located at 59.55 -139.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Situk River
The Situk River in the Gulf of Alaska Watershed drains a portion of Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska. The river is popular with fly fishermen.
Located at 59.44 -139.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Yakutat Bay
Yakutat Bay is a 29-km-wide (18 mi) bay in the U.S. state of Alaska, extending southwest from Disenchantment Bay to the Gulf of Alaska. "Yakutat" is a Tlingit name reported as "Jacootat" and "Yacootat" by Yuri Lisianski in 1805. Yakutat Bay was the epicenter of two major earthquakes on September 10, 1899, a magnitude 7.4 foreshock and a magnitude 8.0 main shock, 37 minutes apart. The Shelikhov-Golikov company, precursor of the Russian-American Company, built a fort on Yakutat Bay in 1795.
Located at 59.73 -139.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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