Editing Alakanuk, Alaska (section)

==Location and climate==
Alakanuk is located at 62.688890° North, 164.61528° West (Sec. 14, T030N, R082W, Seward Meridian).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Alakanuk is located in the Bethel [[Recording District (Alaska)|Recording District]].

Alakanuk is located at the east entrance of Alakanuk Pass, the major southern channel of the [[Yukon River]], {{convert|15|mi|km}} from the Bering Sea. It is part of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. It lies {{convert|8|mi|km}} southwest of Emmonak, approximately {{convert|162|mi|km}} northwest of Bethel. It is the longest village on the lower Yukon - the development stretches over a {{convert|3|mi|km|adj=on}} area along the Pass. Approximately 25 homes along the bank are being threatened by erosion.

The climate of Alakanuk is subarctic, averaging {{convert|60|in|mm}} of snowfall and {{convert|19|in|mm}} of total precipitation per year. Temperatures range from {{convert|-25|to|79|°F|°C}}. Heavy winds are frequent during the fall and winter. The Yukon River is used as an ice road during freeze-up, from November through May.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|41.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|32.4|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|8.7|sqmi|km2}} of it (21.14%) is water.