Adak, Alaska
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| Coordinates: 51°53′0″N 176°38′42″W / 51.88333°N 176.64500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Aleutians West |
| Incorporated | 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Spitler |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Bryce Edgmon (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 127.3 sq mi (329.7 km2) |
| • Land | 122.4 sq mi (316.9 km2) |
| • Water | 4.9 sq mi (12.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 326 |
| Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (HST) (UTC-10) |
| • Summer (DST) | HDT (UTC-9) |
| ZIP code | 99546 |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-00065 |
| Website | City Website |
Adak /ˈeɪdæk/, formerly Adak Station, (Unangax̂: Adaax) is a town located on Adak Island, in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 326. It is the westernmost municipality in the United States and the southernmost city in Alaska. (See Extreme points of the United States.) The city is the former location of the Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base, NAVFAC Adak. There are no radio stations within 200 miles (320 km) of Adak; radio can be received in Adak only through satellite or shortwave receivers. The shortest days in winter solstice are around 7 hours.
Adak is located on Kuluk Bay, on Adak Island, in the Andreanof Islands group of the Aleutian Islands Recording District, and in the 3rd Judicial District. It lies 1,200 miles (1,930 km) southwest of Anchorage and 450 miles (724 km) west of Dutch Harbor at 51.872° North, 176.636° West (Sec. 10, T096S, R195W, Seward Meridian), near the Russian end of the arc that makes up this volcanic island chain. Flight time to Anchorage is three hours or longer depending on weather. Adak is the southern-most community in Alaska and on the same latitude as Vancouver Island in Canada, and Brussels, Belgium. It is less than three latitudes north of the 49th parallel that forms the western part of the land border between the Contiguous United States and Canada.
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