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Kotzebue (/ ˈ k ɒ t s ə b j uː / KOTS-ə-bew) or Qikiqtaġruk (/ k ɪ k ɪ k ˈ t ʌ ɡ r ʊ k / kik-ik-TUG-rook, Inupiaq: [qekeqtɑʁʐuk]) is a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.
The storm started moving into Alaska's west coast on Sunday, affecting several communities, said Dustin Saltzman, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Fairbanks. In Kotzebue, water ...
Northwest Arctic Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census , the population was 7,793, [ 3 ] up from 7,523 in 2010. [ 4 ] The borough seat is Kotzebue . [ 5 ]
Map showing Kotzebue Sound with the town of Kotzebue at the tip of Baldwin Peninsula Location of Baldwin Peninsula in Alaska The Baldwin Peninsula ( Iñupiaq : Qikiqtaġruk ) is a peninsula located on the Arctic Circle in the northwestern region of the U.S. state of Alaska , at 66°33′06″N 161°55′44″W / 66.55167°N 161.92889°W ...
A wide variety of birdlife is apparent at Kotzebue Sound including the tufted puffin, black-throated diver and red-throated loon. [2]The sound is a location for the presence of the polar bear, Ursus maritimus; in fact, the world's record largest polar bear at 2,210 pounds (1,002 kg) was observed at Kotzebue Sound in 1960.
Kobuk Valley is one of eight national parks in Alaska, the state with the second most national parks, surpassed only by California which has nine. The park is managed by the National Park Service. Since no roads lead into the park, visitors arrive via chartered air taxi from Nome, Bettles, or Kotzebue. Flights are available year-round, but are ...
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Kotzebue Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-24, LRR ID: A-12) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Kotzebue, Alaska . The ground control intercept (GCI) station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site as part of the Alaska Radar ...