Barrow
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Barrow is the former English name of Utqiaġvik, a remote Arctic coastal city in northern Alaska known as one of the northernmost settlements in the United States.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic | one of the northernmost settlements in the United States ⓘ |
| climate |
polar climate
ⓘ
tundra climate ⓘ |
| coast | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | U.S. state of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
oil industry support
ⓘ
subsistence hunting ⓘ |
| environment |
permafrost
ⓘ
tundra landscape ⓘ |
| feature |
continuous daylight in summer
ⓘ
polar night in winter ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Utqiaġvik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerOfficialNameOf | city of Utqiaġvik ⓘ |
| geographicalCharacteristic | above the Arctic Circle ⓘ |
| governingBody | North Slope Borough government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ukpeagvik
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utqiaġvik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemographics | small population relative to area ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | city ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Barrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Arctic scientific research activities
ⓘ
extreme Arctic climate ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Iñupiaq language area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| latitudeDirection | north ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Arctic region ⓘ North Slope Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ North Slope of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north coast of Alaska ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup | Iñupiat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir John Barrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Arctic coastal settlements ⓘ |
| populationGroup | Iñupiat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | remote Arctic coastal city ⓘ |
| transport |
Barrow Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
no road connection to rest of Alaska highway system ⓘ |
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