Ambler, Alaska

City Description

Ambler is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 309. The city is located in the large Inupiaq language speaking region of Alaska, and the local dialect is known as the Ambler dialect (related to the Shugnak dialect). As of 1999, over 91% of the community speaks and understands the language (Kraus, 1999), with many young children actively learning the language in school. Ambler is located at 67°05′06″N 157°51′37″W / 67.085000°N 157.860331°W / 67.085000; -157.860331, on the north bank of the Kobuk River, near the confluence of the Ambler and the Kobuk Rivers. It lies 45 miles north of the Arctic Circle. It is 138 miles northeast of Kotzebue, 30 miles northwest of northwest of Kobuk and 30 miles downriver from Shungnak. Ambler is located in the Kotzebue Recording District. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.8 mi² (27.8 km²). 9.5 mi² (24.5 km²) of it is land and 1.3 mi² (3.3 km²) of it (11.91%) is water. Ambler is located in the continental climate zone. temperatures average -10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit during winter and 40 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer. temperature

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Alaska
• Northwest Arctic Borough

Timezones:

• Alaska Time Zone

Size:

• 27.7128727806 km squared

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