Nanwalek
Nanwalek
is located at the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula, 10 miles
southwest of Seldovia and east of Port Graham. It lies at approximately
59° 21' N Latitude, 151° 55' W Longitude (Sec. 35, T009S, R016W, Seward
Meridian). The community is located in the Seldovia Recording District.
The area encompasses 8 sq. miles of land and 2 sq. miles of water.
The village was originally a Russian
Post called Alexandrovsk. It was later called "Odinochka," meaning "a
person living in solitude." The name English Bay was changed to Nanwalek
by local consensus in 1991. Many of the current residents are of mixed
Russian and Sugpiaq (Alutiiq) lineage. Villagers speak Sugtestun, a
dialect of Eskimo similar to Yup'ik.
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