Fort Yukon is a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population, predominately Gwich'in Alaska Natives, was 583 at the 2010 census, down from 595 in 2000. Fort Yukon has a strongly continental subarctic climate. The highest temperature ever recorded in Alaska occurred in Fort Yukon on June 27, 1915, when it reached 100 °F or 37.8 °C. Fort Yukon is also subject to severe winters, being less influenced by chinook winds than areas to the west. Until 1971, Fort Yukon held the all-time lowest temperature record for Alaska and the United States at −78 °F or −61.1 °C
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Green Succulent - Issued: 28-04-2017
Fort Yukon: ♁ 66°34′3″N 145°15′23″W
Stamps:
Green Succulent - Issued: 28-04-2017
Fort Yukon: ♁ 66°34′3″N 145°15′23″W