Point Barrow - Wikipedia
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, 1,122 nautical miles …
How To Visit Point Barrow And Utqiaġvik: The Northernmost
2021年9月26日 · Who has wanted to travel to Alaska and travel deep into the heart of the Arctic? The northernmost part of the United States is Point Barrow (also called Nuvuk). It is a headland on the Arctic coast around 9 miles from Utqiaġvik (which is also the northernmost settlement in the United States).
10 Facts about Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska
2012年8月13日 · Point Barrow, a headland nine miles from town, is where the Chukchi and Beaufort seas meet. Scientists say the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and former North Slope Borough Mayor Edward Itta has called Utqiagvik “ground zero for climate-change science.”
Utqiagvik, Alaska - Wikipedia
Located north of the Arctic Circle, [7] it is one of the northernmost cities and towns in the world and the northernmost in the United States, with nearby Point Barrow as the country's northernmost point.
Point Barrow | Arctic Ocean, Arctic Circle, Alaska | Britannica
Point Barrow, northernmost point of Alaska, U.S., situated on the Arctic Ocean. Archaeological evidence dates human habitation (by Inupiaq Eskimos) in the area from about 500 ce. The headland was explored in 1826 by Frederick W. Beechey and named for Sir John Barrow, British promoter of Arctic.
Things to do in Barrow, Alaska (Utqiagvik): A Trip to the Top of …
2019年9月7日 · Barrow lies on the Arctic Ocean and its peninsula, Point Barrow, is the northernmost land in the United States. There are walruses, beluga whales and polar bears. It is so different than the lower 48.
Point Barrow - Alaska Guide Co
The point was discovered by Thomas Elson, William Smyth, and the crew whom Beechey sent in an open boat to explore northward when his ship, His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Blossom, was unable to proceed farther. The Eskimo name for the point is "Nuwak" meaning "point of land".
Point Barrow - CityofBarrow
2023年6月21日 · Point Barrow, the northernmost point of Alaska, USA, is located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean. Archaeological evidence dates human (Inupiaq Eskimo) habitation in the area to around 500 A.D.
24 Hours In Utqiagvik (Formerly Barrow), AK: Polar Plunge, Eating …
2024年7月26日 · Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow, AK) is the 9th most northern city in the world and the most northern city in the US. We spent a whirlwind 24 hours there and I’d gladly do it again, and recommend it to others.
Point Barrow, Elson Lagoon - CoastView
2024年2月19日 · Point Barrow is a spit that extends northeast from the mainland for 4 miles (6.4 km) into the Arctic Ocean forming Elson Lagoon to the southeast, about 150 miles (242 km) northwest of Nuiqsut and 9.8 miles (16 km) northeast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska.