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1 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
Ежегодные (с 1961) соревнования коренных жителей Аляски. Первоначально проводились только в г. Фэрбанксе, но постепенно превратились в масштабное мероприятие, организуемое в нескольких городах штата, с гостями и участниками из других штатов, а также Канады и России. Состоят примерно из 25 видов состязаний, традиционных для эскимосов [ Eskimo] и алеутов [ Aleut]; разнообразна и программа культурных мероприятийEnglish-Russian dictionary of regional studies > World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
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2 WEIO
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3 Fairbanks
Город в центре штата Аляска, в долине р. Танана [ Tanana River]. 30,2 тыс. жителей (2000). Основан в 1902 после открытия здесь месторождения золота и назван в честь вице-президента США Ч. Фэрбенкса [ Fairbanks, Charles Warren]. Торгово-финансовый центр и транспортный узел центрального и северного районов Аляски. Добыча угля. Оптовая торговля пушниной. Северный терминал Аляскинской железной дороги [Alaska Railroad] (1923) Фэрбанкс - Анкоридж (длина 860 км). Терминал Аляскинского шоссе [ Alaska Highway]. Международный аэропорт. Университет [ Alaska, University of]. В 70-е гг. XX в. пережил кратковременный бум во время строительства нефтепровода [ Trans-Alaska Pipeline]. Место проведения ежегодных Олимпийских игр эскимосов и индейцев [ World Eskimo-Indian Olympics]
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