Chandalar, Alaska
Unincorporated community in the state of Alaska, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chandalar is an unincorporated community in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.
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Chandalar, Alaska | |
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Coordinates: 67°30′19″N 148°29′37″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
Government | |
• State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
• State rep. | Dean Westlake (D) |
Elevation | 1,873 ft (571 m) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
Area code | 907 |
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Chandalar is located on the eastern shore of Chandalar Lake by Chandalar Lake Airport, about 200 miles north of Fairbanks, and is at an elevation of 1,873 feet. It succeeded an earlier community (or communities) by that name (see History). The present Chandalar has never formally reported a population on the U.S. Census.
The community is served by the Chandalar Lake Airport and is not accessible by road. It was featured in the National Geographic show Life Below Zero.[1]