Wainwright, Alaska
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Wainwright, also known as Ulguniq or Kuuk, is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 628, making it the third largest city in the North Slope Boro
Wainwright during the summer months with the Arctic Ocean in the background
Wainwright in the 1940s
On August 18, 1778, at this location (70 44N) off Wainwright and 50 miles or so North of Icy Cape, Captain James Cook decided that his path North through the Northwest passage was completely blocked by ice and turned South again. Photo taken July 24, 2017.
Utqiagvik, Alaska
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Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow, is the borough seat and largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located north of the Arctic Circle, it is one of the northernmost citi
Wainwright, Alaska
…unstaffed Short Range Radar Station in 1994. The station was closed in 2008. Wainwright is located on the Chukchi Sea about 72 miles (116 km) southwest of Utqiaġvik. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 42.5 square miles (110 km2), of which, 17.6 square miles (46 km2) of it is…
Street view of Utqiagvik in 2008
English (Welcome to Barrow) and Iñupiaq (Paġlagivsigiñ Utqiaġvigmun) (2004)
The Ukpeakvik mounds are the site of ancient sod houses in Utqiagvik
Will Rogers–Wiley Post Memorial