Anchor Point

Anchor Point is an unincorporated community on the in . It is the westernmost point in the North American highway system.
  • Type: Village with 1,930 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Alaska, United States
  • Also known as: “Anchor Point (AK)”, “Anchor Point (Alaska)”, “Anchor Point, AK”, “Anchor Point, Alaska”, “انکر پوینت، الاسکا”, “एन्कर पोइन्ट (अलास्का)”, and “एन्कर पोइन्ट, अलास्का”
  • Postal code: 99556

Anchor Point

Latitude
59.7806° or 59° 46′ 50″ north
Longitude
-151.8393° or 151° 50′ 22″ west
Population
1,930
Elevation
128 feet (39 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US ACP
Open location code
93FCQ5J6+67
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Anchor Point” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أنتشور بوينت”
  • Basque: “Anchor Point”
  • Catalan: “Anchor Point”
  • Cebuano: “Anchor Point”
  • Chechen: “Анкор-Пойнт”
  • Chinese: “錨點”
  • Dutch: “Anchor Point”
  • French: “Anchor Point”
  • German: “Anchor Point”
  • Gilaki: “أنکر پؤینت”
  • Irish: “Anchor Point”
  • Italian: “Anchor Point”
  • Ladin: “Anchor Point”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Anchor Point”
  • Newari: “एङ्कर पोइण्ट”
  • Persian: “انکر پوینت”
  • Polish: “Anchor Point”
  • Russian: “Анчор Поинт”
  • Serbian: “Анкор Појнт”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Anchor Point, Alaska”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Anchor Point”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آنچور پوینت، آلاسکا”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آنچور پوینت”
  • Spanish: “Anchor Point”
  • Swedish: “Anchor Point, Alaska”
  • Swedish: “Anchor Point”
  • Tatar: “Анкор-Пойнт”
  • Ukrainian: “Анкор-Пойнт”
  • Urdu: “اینکر پوائنٹ، الاسکا”
  • Volapük: “Anchor Point”

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