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  2. Utqiagvik, Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Whalebone arch in Utquiagvik. Whales were a subsistence resource in the region, [18] and whalers would return to this arch near the waterfront when returning from hunts. British Royal Navy officers came to the area to explore and map the Arctic coastline of North America. The US acquired Alaska in 1867 by purchasing it from Russia.

  3. Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow, named for Sir John Barrow who led the first polar expedition to the area, was called Ukpeaġvik, or place to hunt snowy owls" by the Iñupiat people. The town is the largest community on the North Slope, and more than two-thirds of its 4,600 people are Iñupiat.

  4. Point Barrow - Wikipedia

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    Point Barrow or Nuvuk is a headland on the Arctic coast in the U.S. state of Alaska, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow). It is the northernmost point of all the territory of the United States, at 71°23′20″N 156°28′45″W  /  71.38889°N 156.47917°W  / 71.38889; -156.47917  ( Point Barrow ) , 1,122 ...

  5. Barrow Area Information Database - Wikipedia

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    The Barrow Area Information Database (BAID) is designed to support Arctic science with a special focus on the research hubs of Barrow, Atqasuk, and Ivotuk on the North Slope of Alaska. The BAID Internet Map Server (BAID-IMS) is freely available to scientists, land managers, educators and the local community.

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  7. North Slope Borough, Alaska - Wikipedia

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    The borough was named for the Alaska North Slope basin. In 1974, it adopted a Home Rule Charter, enabling it to exercise any legitimate governmental power. The borough has first-class status and exercises the powers of planning, zoning, taxation, and schools. [4] In 2020, the airline Ravn Alaska went into bankruptcy and ended

  8. Barrow Canyon - Wikipedia

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    Barrow Canyon is a submarine canyon that straddles the boundary between the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. [1] Compared to other nearby areas and the Canada Basin, the highly productive Barrow Canyon supports a diversity of marine animals and invertebrates. Map of Barrow Canyon in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas in Alaska

  9. Ray Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Ray Mountains is a mountain range in central Alaska named for the Ray River, itself named for United States Army Captain Patrick Henry Ray, who established a meteorological station in Barrow, Alaska, in 1881. [1] The mountains are within the Yukon-Tanana Uplands, an area of low mountain ranges that also includes the White Mountains.

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