Point Barrow

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Point Barrow is the northernmost point of Alaska and the United States, located where the Arctic Ocean meets the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.

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Point Barrow canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cape
geographic location
headland
administrativeRegion North Slope Borough, Alaska
linked to: North Slope Borough
climate polar climate
coastType low-lying, tundra coastline
coordinateLatitude 71.387° N
coordinateLongitude 156.481° W
country United States
countrySubdivision U.S. state of Alaska
linked to: Alaska
distanceToArcticCircleApprox about 320 miles north of the Arctic Circle
distanceToNorthPoleApprox about 1,300 miles
ecosystem Arctic tundra
geopoliticalSignificance strategic Arctic location for the United States
hasNearbyFacility former Naval Arctic Research Laboratory
former Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site
hasSeaIce seasonal and multi‑year sea ice
isNorthernmostPointOf Alaska
United States
locatedIn Alaska
North Slope Borough, Alaska
linked to: North Slope Borough
locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
locatedInOrNear Utqiaġvik, Alaska
linked to: Utqiaġvik
locatedOnBodyOfWater Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea
Chukchi Sea
namedAfter John Barrow
nearbyAirport Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (Utqiaġvik)
nearbySettlement Utqiaġvik, Alaska
linked to: Utqiaġvik
notableFor Arctic research and observation
being the northernmost point of the United States
oceanBorder Arctic Ocean
partOf Arctic coastal plain
region Arctic
linked to: Arctic region
seaBorder Beaufort Sea
Chukchi Sea
state Alaska
subjectTo coastal erosion
effects of climate change
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
traditionalRegionOf Iñupiat people
linked to: Alaska Natives
usedFor navigation
wildlifeRegion habitat for Arctic birds
habitat for polar bears
migration route for marine mammals

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Beaufort Sea westernBoundary Point Barrow