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The Alaska North Slope is the region of the U.S. state of Alaska located on the northern slope of the Brooks Range along the coast of two marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean, the Chukchi Sea being on the western side of Point Barrow, and the Beaufort Sea on the eastern.
The North Slope Borough is the northernmost borough in the US state of Alaska and, thus, the northernmost county or equivalent of the United States as a whole. As of the 2020 census , the population was 11,031. [ 3 ]
Alaska North Slope, a region encompassing the northernmost part of the U.S. state of Alaska; North Slope Borough, Alaska, a borough in Alaska whose boundaries roughly coincide with that of the region; North Slope, Tacoma, Washington, a neighborhood; North Slope, an Inupiaq language dialect; Alaska gas pipeline, also known as the North Slope Gas ...
Alaskan North Slope, Foreland Basin. The Alaskan North Slope (ANS) is a foreland basin located on the northern edge of the Brooks Range.The Alaska North Slope is bounded on the north by the Beaufort Sea and runs from the Canadian border to the maritime boundary with Russia in the west.
Location of the North Slope Borough in Alaska. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in North Slope Borough, Alaska. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Highest point; Elevation: 8,852 ft (2,698 m) [1] Coordinates: 2]: Geography; Location: North Slope Borough, Alaska: Parent range: Brooks Range: Topo map: USGS Mount Michelson B-1: Climbing; First ascent: April 23, 1957 by John P. Thomson and R. E. "Pete" Isto [3]: Easiest route: South Face to East Ridge: glacier/snow climb, Alaska Grade 1 [3]: Mount Michelson is a high peak in the Romanzof ...
Nuiqsut (Inupiaq: Nuiqsat, IPA:) is a city [4] in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States.The population was 512 at the 2020 Census and 92.5% Alaska Native. [4] It is located in the midst of a vast quantity of oil reserves and the closest community to ConocoPhillips oil drilling project named Willow Project in the Alpine, Alaska oil field of the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska.
The United States Geological Survey estimates that there are 85.4 trillion cubic feet (2,420 km 3) of undiscovered, technically recoverable gas from natural gas hydrates on the Alaskan North Slope. [124] Alaska also offers some of the highest hydroelectric power potential in the country from its numerous rivers.