Candle, Alaska

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Candle is an unincorporated community in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1]

Candle was the turnaround point for the first major mushing competition in 1908, the All Alaska Sweepstakes, which was started by Allan "Scotty" Alexander Allan, and ran 408 miles (657 km) from Nome to Candle and back.

References

↑ "Candle, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-12-02.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States

Borough seat: Kotzebue

Cities	Ambler Buckland Deering Kiana Kivalina Kobuk Kotzebue Noorvik Selawik Shungnak

CDPs	Noatak Red Dog Mine

Unincorporated communities	Candle

Ghost towns	Kiwalik

Coordinates: 65°54′48″N 161°55′28″W / 65.9133333°N 161.9244444°W / 65.9133333; -161.9244444

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