This American Town Is 36 Miles From Russia

Summary by Krater

The creator travels to Gambell, Alaska, the closest town in America to Russia, on St. Lawrence Island, to experience subsistence hunting and living with local resident Wallace Ungwiluk. They eat traditional foods like walrus meat and whale skin, hunt birds on the Bering Sea, and visit local spots including the post office.

From the video

Answers: What is life like in Gambell, Alaska, the most remote town in America?

• Subsistence hunting in Gambell Alaska
• Walrus hunting and butchering
• Traditional Yupik food and culture
• Isolated Arctic community living costs

What it concludes

• Gambell is the closest airport in America to Russia, located just thirty miles away.
• Hunting is done for subsistence and survival, as there are no farms or roads to anywhere else.
• Almost all food and fuel in Gambell must arrive by plane, making the cost of goods roughly two to three times higher than the mainland U.S.
• In 1971, the U.S. government offered Alaskan Natives money in exchange for ancestral land claims, but Gambell and neighboring Savoonga turned down the money to keep ownership of St. Lawrence Island.