Arctic Slope

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The Arctic Slope is a remote, sparsely populated region of northern Alaska characterized by tundra landscapes, Indigenous Iñupiat communities, and significant Arctic oil and gas reserves.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical area
region
biome tundra
borderedBy Beaufort Sea NERFINISHED
Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED
characterizedBy permafrost
remote location
sparse population
tundra landscapes
climateType Arctic climate
polar climate
country United States
economicActivity natural gas production
oil extraction
subsistence fishing
subsistence hunting
environmentalIssue climate change impacts
oil and gas development impacts
permafrost thaw
governedWithin State of Alaska NERFINISHED
hasCommunityType Indigenous communities
hasCulturalPractice subsistence sealing
subsistence whaling
hasEcosystem Arctic tundra
hasNaturalResource natural gas
oil
hasSettlementPattern scattered communities
small villages
hasSignificance major Arctic oil and gas reserves
indigenousPeople Iñupiat NERFINISHED
inhabitedBy Iñupiat NERFINISHED
languageUsed English
Iñupiaq NERFINISHED
locatedIn Alaska
northern Alaska NERFINISHED
partOf Alaskan Arctic NERFINISHED
Arctic region
North Slope of Alaska NERFINISHED
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
transportationMode air transport
seasonal ice roads
wildlife Arctic foxes
caribou
migratory birds
polar bears

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Point Hope region Arctic Slope
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System fromRegion North Slope of Alaska
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British Mountains locatedNear Beaufort Sea coast
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British Mountains borderingRegion Alaska North Slope
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Atigun Pass partOf Alaska North Slope region
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Atigun Pass connects Alaska North Slope
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Kobuk partOf North Slope region of Alaska
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Deadhorse, Alaska locatedIn North Slope region of Alaska
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Kotzebue locatedIn North Slope region of Alaska
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Dalton Highway passesThrough North Slope of Alaska
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De Long Mountains partOf North Slope region of Alaska
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Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport locatedInRegion North Slope region
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Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport serves North Slope region
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Deadhorse Airport regionServed Alaska North Slope
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Deadhorse Airport near Beaufort Sea coast
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Northern Alaska locatedIn North Slope of Alaska
subject linked to: northern Alaska
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Northern Alaska contains North Slope region
subject linked to: northern Alaska
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Sagavanirktok River locatedOn Alaska North Slope
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Barrow, Alaska locatedIn North Slope of Alaska
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Noatak River locatedOn Alaska North Slope
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Arctic Slope Regional Corporation regionServed Alaska North Slope
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Arctic Slope Regional Corporation ownsLandIn Alaska North Slope
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Alaska Native regional corporations includes Arctic Slope region
linked to: Arctic Slope