Chenega

Chenega is a census-designated place on in the in the U.S. state of . Located in , the CDP consists of the Chugach Alutiiq village of Chenega Bay, which was established only after the Good Friday earthquake destroyed the original community on to the north.
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  • Type: Locality with 76 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States of America
  • Also known as: Caniqaq”, “Chanega”, “Chenega Bay”, “Chenega Village”, “Chenega, AK”, “Chenega, Alaska”, “Cheniga”, and “Ingamatsha

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chenega Bay Airport.

Aerodrome
is a state-owned public-use located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Chenega, in the of the U.S. state of .

Chenega

Latitude
60.06637° or 60° 3′ 59″ north
Longitude
-148.01239° or 148° 0′ 45″ west
Population
76
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
IATA airport code
NCN
Open location code
93GH3X8Q+G2
Geo­Names ID
5859072
Wiki­data ID
Q5685056
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Volapük—“Chenega” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Chenega
  • Chechen: Ченега
  • Chinese: Chenega
  • Chinese: 切尼加
  • Chinese: 切里加
  • Dutch: Chenega
  • French: Chenega (Alaska)
  • French: Chenega
  • German: Chenega Bay
  • German: Chenega
  • Gilaki: چنگا
  • Irish: Chenega
  • Italian: Chenega
  • Japanese: チェネガ
  • Ladin: Chenega
  • Min Nan Chinese: Chenega
  • Newari: चेनेहा (अलास्का)
  • Newari: चेनेहा, अलास्का
  • Newari: चेनेहा
  • Persian: چنگا، آلاسکا
  • Persian: چنگا
  • Portuguese: Chenega
  • Russian: Ченега
  • Russian: Ченига
  • Serbian: Ченега
  • Serbo-Croatian: Chenega, Alaska
  • Serbo-Croatian: Chenega
  • South Azerbaijani: چنقا، آلاسکا
  • South Azerbaijani: چنقا
  • Spanish: Chenega
  • Tatar: Ченега
  • Turkish: Chenega, Alaska
  • Turkish: Chenega
  • Ukrainian: Ченега
  • Volapük: Chenega (AK)
  • Volapük: Chenega (Alaska)
  • Volapük: Chenega, AK
  • Volapük: Chenega, Alaska
  • Volapük: Chenega

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