Wales 

Location 

Puvragik Lake

The village of Wales is located on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula on the Bering Strait at 65° 37.436'N, 168° 5.950'W. The observatory established there is the westernmost ALISON site in Alaska. Puvragik Lake (The Swimming Place) is located about a quarter mile north of Kingikmiut Village of Wales. Some local residents use the lake to cut ice for fresh water. The lake is shallow along the edges and deep enough in the middle to land a single engine float plane. The residents of Wales enjoy picking greens and berries close to the lake. Puvragik is one of the best places in early spring to find greens.

Wales and the Bering Strait from the air, 25 March 2004. Note the patchy surface of Puvragik Lake, where ice is exposed after the wind has eroded some of the the snow cover.