Port Clarence, Alaska
| Port Clarence, Alaska | |
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| CDP | |
Bering Strait. Port Clarence bay is the large bight in the southeast.
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 Location of PortClarence, Alaska |
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| Coordinates: 65°15′58″N 166°51′10″W / 65.26611°N 166.85278°WCoordinates: 65°15′58″N 166°51′10″W / 65.26611°N 166.85278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Nome |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.5 sq mi (94.4 km2) |
| • Land | 35.5 sq mi (91.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 24 |
| • Density | 0.7/sq mi (0.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-63170 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1408213 |
Port Clarence is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nome Census Area, Alaska. The population was 24 at the 2010 census. It is located on the spit separating Port Clarence Bay from the Bering Strait.
Missionary Sheldon Jackson's greatest success with his Teller Reindeer Station at Port Clarence, figured in the Overland Relief Expedition in 1897 to save marooned whalers near Point Barrow.
During the 1898-1899 gold rush in Nome, smaller quantities of both gold and high-grade tin were mined in Port Clarence.
The Harriman Alaska Expedition visited Port Clarence in 1899, making a photographic record of Alaska Natives.
In 1900, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey charted the coastline.
The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned a 1350 ft. (411.48 metre) tall Loran-C tower in 1961. It was the tallest structure in Alaska until its demolition in 2010.
Port Clarence is located at 65°15′58″N 166°51′10″W / 65.26611°N 166.85278°W (65.265974, -166.852765).
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