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    • Nutritional stress studied in decline of Stellar sea lions

      After many years of varied research projects and millions of dollars spent trying to understand the precipitous decline of the Stellar sea lion in Western Alaska, one researcher has attempted to put those project results together into a comprehensive look at the role of nutritional stress in that decline.

    City Description

    Atka is a city located on the east side of Atka Island, in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 92 at the 2000 census. The population of Atka is nearly entirely Aleut (Unangan). The major industry is fishing. Atka is located at 52°11′57″N 174°12′48″W / 52.19917°N 174.21333°W / 52.19917; -174.21333 (52.199271, -174.213398). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.7 km²), of which, 8.7 square miles (22.6 km²) of it is land and 27.4 square miles (71.0 km²) of it (75.81%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 92 people, 32 households, and 20 families residing in the city. The population density was 10.5 people per square mile (4.1/km²). There were 41 housing units at an average density of 4.7/sq mi (1.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.43% Native American, 6.52% White, 1.09% Asian, 1.09% Pacific Islander, and 10.87% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 32 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband

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    City Contained By:

    • United States of America
    • Alaska
    • Aleutians West Census Area

    Timezones:

    • Hawaii-Aleutian time zone

    Size:

    • 93.7575695942 km squared
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