U. S. NAVAL STATION , . .
A DAK;,. ALASKA ' ... ..* j
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Lat. 51° 51,; 42" North C
Long. 176° 39' 015" West _ }
Elevation , .of .Base. 19 Feet (
above Sea level. Elevation >
of’ Mt., Moffett .3876 .Feet.’ ^
Island of Adak 20 by.30 Miles# ..)
Annual rainfall 47inches. Max. -A
recorded wind 120 miles per
hour. Mean temperature 40°.
Mean Sea temperature 43°. - A
DISTANCE FROM ADAK
3c1 miles
GOO miles
895 miles
1032 miles
1231 miles
2029 miles
2055 miles
2075 miles
3924 miles
4093 miles
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THE ADAK' TOTEM
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This Totem is the story of Adak.
\Xlf* \ The bottom figure is a monster
' \u> j from prehistoric times when the
‘■t'OSj./' Aleutians probably were a land ^
bridge to Asia. The Walrus symbo- ™
\*" ' •( Tizes the Sea life from which the
s'/r. Aleuts obtained “food, clothing and
\ ' I tools. The two ’ headed Emperor
y, ) . goose represents . the era when Im
y -v| perial Russia ruled and exp lor
ited Alaska. The Blue fox is char
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':U vr
acrerisric or me xnne
when only hunters and fish
ermen visited the island.
Next is Williwaw. The
^X^.wind'devil whose, actions 'ha£ pl'a
gue every inhabitant. The air
plane represent the Armed Forces
J on Adak today.
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Totem presented to the Naval
£\ Station by the personnel of con
_ry tract No. 13913 Sent. 8, 1951.