Wales
in Nome Census Area of Alaska, United States
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Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (43 mi) - Shishmaref Airport (72 mi)
- Savoonga Airport (151 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 65.607 and -168.089 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 65° 36' 25" and W -168° 5' 19"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:08 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: America/Nome
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 10:54 am and 4:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.771 and 19.681 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Die Dam - References
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Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Wales
Wales in Nome Census Area (Alaska) with it's 149 citizens is a town in United States about 3,837 mi (or 6,175 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Wales is now 07:08 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / Nome with an UTC offset of -9 hours. We know of 3 airports near Wales. The closest airport in United States is Port Clarence Coast Guard Station in a distance of 43 mi (or 69 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
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Muskox Attacks Dog in Wales, Alaska
Video by Helena Oxereok. Taken Saturday, August 16, 2014 in Wales, Alaska.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Wales, Alaska
Wales is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 145. It is the westernmost American city on mainland North America. The westernmost city in Alaska, however, is Diomede on Little Diomede Island. Wales Airport serves Wales with flights on Bering Air and Era Alaska to Nome.
Cape Prince of Wales
Cape Prince of Wales is the westernmost point on the mainland of the Americas. It has been named in 1778 by Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy for the Prince of Wales George Augustus Frederick. Located on the Seward Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska near the city of Wales, Cape Prince of Wales is the terminus of the Continental Divide, marking the division between the Pacific and Arctic coasts, as well as marking the limit between the Bering Sea and the Chukchi Sea.
Wales Airport (Alaska)
Wales Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district of Wales, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Wales Site
The Wales Site is a well-documented archeological site on the Cape Prince of Wales, near Wales, Alaska. It is a pre contact site for the indigenous population which can help illuminate non-industrial whaling practices from the 9th century through the early 19th century. This site has artifacts from the Birnirk culture as well as the first discovery of the later Thule culture. Roger Harritt of the University of Alaska, Anchorage has been doing extensive investigations for over 10 years onsite.
Wales › East: South, Wales (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kinigin, King-a-khi, Eidannoo, Kingeghee, Kingegan Mission, Kingigamute, Kingegan, Kingaghee, Wales, ولز، آلاسکا, WAA, Kiŋigin, Уэльс, वेल्स, Уэйлс, Вејлс, Велс, 威尔士
