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Kodiak, Alaska

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Location

The Resume

    (1791- )
    Population: 5,813 (2019)
    Capital of Russian America (1799-1804)
    Incorporated as a city (September 11, 1940)
    Motto: Alaska's Emerald Isle
    Located in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
    Primary economic contributor is commercial fishing

Why Kodiak, Alaska might be annoying:

    Alutiiq natives were enslaved here when it was under Russian control.
    It was vulnerable to volcanic ashfall in the 1912 eruption of Novarupta.
    Fifteen residents were killed by a tsunami during the 1964 Alaska earthquake.
    Its skies get overcast often in the summer.
    Its medical center can only be reached by helicopter because of poor road connections.
    Rapper Pitbull visited its Wal-Mart through an internet 'exile' prank (2012).

Why Kodiak, Alaska might not be annoying:

    It was once occupied by the Alutiiq natives for thousands of years.
    It was used as a fortress to be protected from attacks by the Axis powers in World War II.
    It has museums such as the Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository and the Baranov Museum.
    It hosts the Kodiak Crab Festival every Memorial Day weekend.
    It is home to the nation's oldest Russian Orthodox parish.
    It has excellent outdoor activities such as hiking and fishing.
    It has a Navy SEAL training base and a Coast Guard base nearby the city.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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