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Atmautluak
 Atmautluak
lies on the west bank of the Pitmiktakik River in the Yukon-Kuskokwim
delta, 20 miles northwest of Bethel. It lies at approximately 60° 51' N
Latitude, 162° 16' W Longitude (Sec. 19, T009N, R074W, Seward Meridian).
The community is located in the Bethel Recording District. The area
encompasses 2 sq. miles of land and 0 sq. miles of water.
Yup'ik Eskimos have inhabited this
region for thousands of years due to the area's rich resources, however
Atmautluak itself was not settled until the 1960s. People moved to this
site on higher ground to avoid flooding and for the rich resources of
the area.
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