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Port Clarence Alaska
65.15N - 166.30W
Population: 22
Location: Port Clarence is southwest of Teller and Brevig Mission. It was built on a sand spit by the bay of Port Clarence and Grantley Harbor on the Seward Peninsula.
History: The 1893 U.S. Census listed a collective village at this site with a population of 485, of which 236 were native and 249 were foreign. Their descendants are the residents of nearby Brevig Mission, Teller, and Wales.
Culture: Port Clarence is currently a U.S. Coast Guard Base. All residents live in private rooms in a group quarters facility.
Economy: Port Clarence is a military establishment to operate LORAN equipment.
Transportation: A lighted airstrip is owned and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard in Port Clarence, with restricted access.
Climate: The Seward Peninsula has a maritime climate with continental influences when the Bering Sea freezes. Summer temperatures average 44 to 57; winter temperatures average from -9 to 8. Annual precipitation is 11.5 inches, with 50 inches of snowfall.
Facilities: The Station operates a piped water and sewer system. All residents live in private rooms in group quarters. A 250,000-gal. tank holds filtered and chlorinated water. The sewage system is a slurry holding and processing tank with a leachfield.
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