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We live on
wonderful earth...
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| where Alaska is the 49th state of the United States
of America on the North American continent... |
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| where the North Slope covers a large section of
the northern part of Alaska, sloping down from the Brooks
Range to the Arctic Ocean... |
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...where the Colville River is the largest river on the
North Slope, at 370 miles long and draining 20,920
square miles of land...
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...where the Colville Delta is
the biggest
and most complex river delta on the Arctic Coastal Plain
of Alaska, providing high-quality breeding habitats for
multiple species of birds, fish and other wildlife,
and a wonderful place for us to live.
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The delta is 22 miles deep from
the beginning to the face (coastline), and 20 miles across
east to west at its maximum width, |
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...it is
where Colville Village, our home, sits on a 4-mile long
island named Anachlik Island, with its own large freshwater
lake...
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Colville
Village
...and
HERE WE
ARE!
Colville Lodge and Jim &
Teena's home
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