The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Columbia Encyclopedia World Factbook Columbia Gazetteer American Heritage Coll. It has one of the largest settlements of Eskimos in Alaska. A regional trade center with local government offices, Kotzebue has a tourist industry.
Fishing is economically important.
The city, set on a tundra, began in the 18th cent. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Click here to shop the Bartleby Bookstore .