Adak, Alaska
Overview
Adak formerly Adak Station, is a city in the Aleutians West Census Area
, Alaska
, United States
. At the 2010 census the population was 326. It is the westernmost municipality in the United States and the southernmost city in Alaska. (See Extreme points of the United States
.) The city is the former location of the Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base
, NavFac Adak. There are no radio stations in Adak and no stations with 200 miles (321.9 km). Radio can be received in Adak only through satellite or shortwave receivers.
Adak is located at 51.872° North, 176.636° West (Sec.
Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
Aleutians West Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. It contains most of the Aleutian Islands, from Attu Island in the west to Unalaska Island in the east, as well as the Pribilof Islands, which lie north of the Aleutians in the Bering Sea. As of 2010, the population is...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. At the 2010 census the population was 326. It is the westernmost municipality in the United States and the southernmost city in Alaska. (See Extreme points of the United States
Extreme points of the United States
This is a list of the extreme points of the United States, the points that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location in the country. Also included are extreme points in elevation, extreme distances, and other points of peculiar geographic interest.-Northernmost:*Point Barrow,...
.) The city is the former location of the Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base
Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base
Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base is significant for having served as a staging area for the American assaults, during World War II, on Japanese-held Aleutian Islands of Kiska and Attu....
, NavFac Adak. There are no radio stations in Adak and no stations with 200 miles (321.9 km). Radio can be received in Adak only through satellite or shortwave receivers.
Adak is located at 51.872° North, 176.636° West (Sec.
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