Bethel, Alaska

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|subdivision_name4        = Calista
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|established_date         = August 1957
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|postal_code              = 99559
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**Bethel**  is a city in Alaska, of the United States. The only way to get to the town is by river or by airplane. Bethel is the main port on the Kuskokwim River.

Bethel is the largest community in western Alaska.  It is inside the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.

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