Salcha is located at 64°31′14″N, 147°0′41″W (64.520455, -147.011452)[1].The village was first reported in 1898 by the U.S. Geological Survey as "Salchaket," a native name meaning "the mouth of Salcha." It is about 40 miles (64 km) south of Fairbanks on the Richardson Highway. It is next to the Salcha River, a popular fishing destination. Salcha has its own Post Office. The ZIP code for Salcha, Alaska is 99714.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 74.2 square miles (192.2 km²), of which, 72.1 square miles (186.6 km²) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.6 km²) of it (2.92%) is water.
Salcha River is a tributary of Tanana River. Salcha River starts in the Sitz Mountains(Tanana Hills) and flows into Tanana.
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Unalakleet
Unalakleet is a large village on the western coast of Alaska, along the Norton Sound. It belongs to the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. Unalakleet resides right next to a large, clean Unalakleet River and has trees, tundra and hills behind it.
Unalakleet is located at 63 .52'44 degrees to the North and 160.47'23 degrees to the West. It is 148 miles(238km) southeast of Nome and 395 miles northwest of Anchorage.
The city has a total area of 5.1 square miles(13.3sq.km), of which, 2.9 sq.miles of it is land and 2.3 sq.miles(5.9sq.km) of it(44.25 percent is water.
Unalakleet has a subarctic climate with considerable maritime influences. Winters are cold and dry. Average summer temperatures range to 47 to 62 degrees Fahrenheit. Winter temperatures range from -4 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit. Presipitation averages 14 inches annually, with 41 inches of snow.
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