Mertarvik
Mertarvik is a village in the Bethel Census Area, Alaska. In 2019, the first residents from the town of Newtok, which is eroding, began to arrive. By 2024, all Newtok residents had moved to Mertarvik.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Hamlet with 130 residents
- Description: human settlement (yupik) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mertarvik Census Designated Place” and “Mertarvik, Alaska”
Mertarvik
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Bethel, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
60.82093° or 60° 49′ 15″ north
Longitude
-164.50945° or 164° 30′ 34″ west
Population
130
Elevation
299 feet (91 metres)
Open location code
92GQRFCR+96
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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