Savoonga, AK

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The city of Savoonga is one of two occupied settlements on St. Lawrence Island. The population was 671 at the 2010 census. The Siberian Yup'ik native population relies on subsistence hunting of walrus, seal, fish, Reindeer, and whaling.

City website:
www.kawerak.org/tribalHomePages/savoonga

Overview and History:
www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_N...

Photos:
www.kawerak.org/tribalHomePages/savoonga/photos

Annotated aerial imagery:
www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/profiles/profile-maps.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoonga,_Alaska
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   63°41'22"N   170°29'13"W

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