Unalakleet is an adaptation of the Iñupiaq word "Una-la-thliq", [3] which means "from the southern side".. Unalakleet is located at the Norton Sound end of the Unalakleet-Kaltag Portage, an important winter travel route between Norton Sound and the Yukon River.Unalakleet has long been a major trade center between the Athabascan people, who lived in the interior of Alaska, and the Inupiat, who ...

6 hours ago · Unalakleet is a community of about 690 people in western Alaska, about 150 miles (about 240 kilometers) southeast of Nome and 395 miles (about 640 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage.

17 hours ago · Authorities are searching part of Alaska's western coast for a plane that went missing while carrying 10 people. The Bering Air Caravan was heading from Unalakleet to Nome with nine passengers and a pilot. ... Unalakleet is a community of about 690 people in western Alaska, about 150 miles (about 240 kilometers) southeast of Nome and 395 miles ...

6 hours ago · The search continues Friday for a small plane that went missing in Alaska, with 10 people on board.. The Bering Air flight was traveling from the village of Unalakleet to Nome when it was reported ...

The village of Unalakleet is located about 150 miles southeast of Nome where the Unalakleet River meets the Norton Sound. Two main attractions bring visitors to this remote village Alaska’s western Arctic: world-class salmon fishing in summer and the Iditarod in winter.

Unalakleet is a rural northwestern Alaskan community. Located 148 miles southeast of Nome and 395 miles northwest of Anchorage, Unalakleet sits on the coast of the Norton Sound at the mouth of the Unalakleet River. Learn More.

There are about 750 residents living in Unalakleet year-round. It is known in the region and around Alaska for its salmon and king crab harvests; the residents rely heavily on caribou, ptarmigan, ugruk (bearded seal), and various salmon species.

P.O. Box 28 | Unalakleet, AK 99684 | Ph. (907) 624‑3531. Government Websites by CivicPlus®

Unalakleet is located on Norton Sound at the mouth of the Unalakleet River, 148 miles southeast of Nome and 395 miles northwest of Anchorage. Archaeologists have dated house remnants along the beach ridge from 200 B.C. to 300 A.D. The …

Unalakleet is breathtakingly beautiful with views of tundra, rivers, and hills. The community of Unalakleet is home to 800 residents, year round and welcomes visitors with restaurants, local artists and locally run businesses.