Vorlage:Use mdy dates Vorlage:Infobox settlement Snag ist ein an einer Nebenstraße des Alaska Highway gelegenes Dorf östlich des Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada. The village of Snag is located in a bowl-shaped valley of the White River and its tributaries, including Snag Creek. It was first settled during the Klondike Gold Rush. An aboriginal village was also located approximately Vorlage:Convert away. It was the site of a military airfield, established as part of the Northwest Staging Route, which closed in 1968. In 1947, the village of Snag boasted a population of eight to ten First Nation people and fur traders. An additional staff of fifteen to twenty airport personnel — meteorologists, radio operators, aircraft maintenance men — lived at the airport barracks.
Climate
BearbeitenSnag has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc/Dfc) with mild summers and severely cold and long winters.
On February 3, 1947, the record-low temperature for continental North America was recorded in Snag: Vorlage:Convert.[1] That same winter, two previous records had already been surpassed: one in December noted various phenomena, particularly sound such as voices being heard clearly miles from their source.Vorlage:Citation needed There was a clear sky (except for some ice fog), and little to no wind. There were Vorlage:Convert of snow on the ground, but it was decreasing. Another town Vorlage:Convert northeast of Snag, Fort Selkirk, claimed an even lower temperature of Vorlage:Convert, but the claim could not be confirmed.[2]
Disappearance of aircraft
BearbeitenOn January 26, 1950, a Douglas C-54 Skymaster (tail number 42-72469) of the United States Air Force, with 34 service personnel, 2 civilians and a crew of 8, disappeared on a flight from Alaska to Montana. It was in the vicinity of Snag when last contact was made by radio at 17:09.[3] No wreckage or remains have ever been located.[4]
References
Bearbeiten- ↑ WMO Region 4 (North America): Lowest Temperature. Arizona State University, archiviert vom am 4. März 2016; abgerufen am 9. April 2015.
- ↑ The Weather Doctor Keith C. Heidorn Weather Almanac for February 2002
- ↑ Matt Kennebec: Douglas DC-4 C-54D. 2010, abgerufen am 19. Juni 2011.
- ↑ Douglas C-54D-1-DC 42-72469 Snag, YT. In: Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation, abgerufen am 19. Juni 2011.
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