Ambler, Alaska
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Ambler Ivisaappaat |
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| City | |
 Location in Northwest Arctic Borough and the state of Alaska. |
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| Coordinates: 67°5′6″N 157°51′37″W / 67.08500°N 157.86028°WCoordinates: 67°5′6″N 157°51′37″W / 67.08500°N 157.86028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Incorporated | March 26, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Morgan Johnson |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Dean Westlake (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.7 sq mi (27.8 km2) |
| • Land | 9.5 sq mi (24.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 258 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99786 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-01970 |
Ambler (Ivisaappaat in Iñupiaq) is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 258. The city is located in the large Iñupiaq language speaking region of Alaska, and the local dialect is known as the Ambler dialect (related to the Shugnak dialect). As of 1999[update], over 91% of the community speaks and understands the language (Kraus, 1999), with many young children actively learning the language in school. It has important relationships with the "hub" city of Kotzebue, Alaska and has important relationships with Maniilaq Health Association.
Ambler is located at 67°05′06″N 157°51′37″W / 67.085000°N 157.860331°W, on the north bank of the Kobuk River, near the confluence of the Ambler and the Kobuk Rivers. It lies 45 miles north of the Arctic Circle. It is 138 miles northeast of Kotzebue, 30 miles northwest of Kobuk and 30 miles downriver from Shungnak. Ambler is located in the Kotzebue Recording District.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28 km2). 9.5 square miles (25 km2) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) of it (11.91%) is water.
Ambler is located in the continental climate zone. Temperatures range from 90F to -70F. The Kobuk River is navigable from early June to mid-October. Ambler has a subarctic climate with long, extremely cold winters and short, warm summers. Temperatures in the winter often drop below -40 °C/°F, just like most of interior Alaska, but it frequently gets mild spells where the temperatures stay above 10 °F (-12 °C) for several days in a row because of the relative closeness to the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally gets above freezing in winter, even in January, although it is not very common. Places further East like Fairbanks and Fort Yukon, for comparison, are usually lightly affected by the mild Pacific air. Ambler is also wetter because of this. Summers are quite variable too, as the weather alternates between warm days and cooler days. The highest temperature of any given year is about 80 °F (26 °C) and occasionally above 86 °F (30 °C), occurring as recently as June 18 and 19, 2013 with a maximum temperature of 90 °F (32 °C) recorded on both days. Below is a table containing data for the period 1981-1992:
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