Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
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The Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta is a river delta located where the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers empty into the Bering Sea on the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. At approximately 129,500 square kilomet
Aerial view of Kuskokwim Delta wetlands
Bethel, Alaska
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Bethel is a city in the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the Kuskokwim River approximately 50 miles from where the river flows into Kuskokwim Bay. It is the largest community in western Alaska and in
Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
…approximately 25,000 residents. 85% of these are Alaska Natives: Yupik and Athabaskan peoples. The main population center and service hub is the city of Bethel, with an estimated population of around 6,219 (as of 2011). Bethel is surrounded by 49 smaller villages, with the largest villages consisting of over…
Aerial view of Bethel on the Kuskokwim River
Bethel in the 1940s, winter
Bethel in 1941, summer
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital in Bethel, Alaska