Geography
Bethel is located at 60°47′32″N 161°45′21″W / 60.79222°N 161.75583°W / 60.79222; -161.75583 (60.792222, −161.755833). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 48.8 square miles (126 km2). 43.8 square miles (113 km2) of it is land and 5.1 square miles (13 km2) of it (10.39%) is water.
Though the region is flat and generally treeless, Bethel lies inside the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, the second largest wildlife refuge in the United States.
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