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Place Name
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Cordova
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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2,110 (1990)
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Location
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Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
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60°33'N
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Longitude
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145°46'W
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Cordova
, town
(1990 pop. 2,110), S Alaska, on Prince William Sound,
150 mi/241 km ESE of Anchorage; 60°33'N
145°46'W. Fishing; fish cannery, cold-storage plant. Has hosp.
Founded 1908 as terminus of 197-mi/317-km Copper R. and
Northwestern RR (ceased operations 1938), serving copper-mining region,
notably Kennicott area. Harbor was explored and named by Spaniards
(1792).
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