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Ugashik, Alaska
Ugashik (''Ugaasaq'' in Sugpiaq) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 4 at the 2020 census, down from 12 in 2010. Geography Ugashik is located on the Alaska Peninsula at (57.534143, -157.268870). The community sits on the east bank of the Ugashik River, upriver (east) from its mouth in Ugashik Bay, an arm of Bristol Bay of the Bering Sea, and downriver (west) from the mouth of Lower Ugashik Lake. The CDP extends east as far as the west shores of Lower and Upper Ugashik Lakes. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 7.15%, are water. The village of Ugashik is located some by air and by river east of the village of Pilot Point. The proximity to the salmon-rich waters of Ugashik Bay and available fresh water supply made it suitable as a location for a salmon cannery, Alaska Packers which operated until 1957. A family-owned company, Briggs ...
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