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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.
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 ...
The Kotzebue Sound, a significant wildlife area, is a prominent water body within the Northwest Arctic Borough. The largest polar bear sighted in history, a male weighing 2,209 pounds (1,002 kg), was sighted at Kotzebue Sound.
Northwest Arctic Borough School District (NWABSD) is a school district headquartered in Kotzebue, Alaska.. In 1999 the district had 2,100 students in nine communities. Beginning circa 1999 the Anchorage company Education Resources Inc. was scheduled to enter a contract with NWABSD so that an employee of the company would act as the superintendent of the school di
NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA) is one of thirteen Alaska Native Regional Corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA) in settlement of Alaska Native land claims. NANA was incorporated in Alaska on June 7, 1972. [1] NANA is a for-profit corporation with a land base in the Kotzebue area in northwest ...
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 ...
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.
Qatnut is still celebrated in modern times in the city of Kotzebue, Alaska every other summer. A short-lived gold rush brought prospectors to the Seward Peninsula and Kotzebue in the 1890s. A few 20th century structures exist in the monument, including an Alaska Road Commission cabin at Anigaaq that has been evaluated for historic significance. [8]