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Kivalina 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Kivalina ) 〕 ''Kivalliñiq'' in Iñupiaq) is a city〔 〕〔 〕 and village in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 377 at the 2000 census〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=United States Census Bureau )〕 and 374 as of the 2010 census.〔 The island on which the village lies is threatened by rising sea levels and coastal erosion. , it is predicted that the island will be inundated by 2025. ==History== Kivalina is an Inupiat community first reported as "Kivualinagmut" in 1847 by Lt. Lavrenty Zagoskin of the Imperial Russian Navy. It has long been a stopping place for travelers between Arctic coastal areas and Kotzebue Sound communities. Three bodies and artifacts were found in 2009 representing the Ipiutak culture, a pre-Thule, non-whaling civilization that disappeared over a millennium ago.〔("Remains of ancient inhabitants found in Kivilina." ''Anchorage Daily News,'' 25 August 2009 )〕 It is the only village in the region where people hunt the bowhead whale. The original village was located at the north end of the Kivalina Lagoon but was relocated. In about 1900, reindeer were brought to the area and some people were trained as reindeer herders. An airstrip was built at Kivalina in 1960. Kivalina incorporated as a second-class city in 1969. During the 1970s, a new school and an electric system were constructed in the city. On December 5, 2014 the only general store in Kivalina burned down. 〔 DeMarban, Alex. "Fire Destroys General Store in Arctic Village of Kivalina." Fire Destroys General Store in Arctic Village of Kivalina 5 Dec. 2014. Alaska Dispatch News. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kivalina, Alaska」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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