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    Utqiagvik (/ˌʊtkiˈɑːvɪk/ UUT-kee-AH-vik; Inupiaq: Utqiaġvik, IPA: [utqe.ɑʁvik]), formerly known as Barrow (/ˈbæroʊ/ BARR-oh), is the borough seat and...
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    (to Bettles, Fairbanks) Atqasuk (ATK) - Atqasuk Airport (to Wainwright, Utqiagvik) Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) - Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (to Bettles, Coldfoot,...
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    center, Sammuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital, in Utqiaġvik. Because no roads connect Prudhoe Bay to Utqiaġvik, patients are transported by helicopter or air...
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    was discovered in the town of Wales, Alaska; 16 more have been found in Utqiagvik at the "Birnirk site," which is now a National Historic Landmark. An ancient...
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    throughout communities in the Inupiaq region. The first gathering was held in Utqiaġvik in 2017, Siqnasuaq (Nome) in 2018, and Qikiqtaġruk (Kotzebue) in 2019...
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    often referred to as Post/Rogers Memorial, is a public airport located in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), the largest city and borough seat of the North Slope...
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    National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field. The city of Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow, is the northernmost city in the United States...
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  • post-secondary education. Iḷisaġvik College, tribal community college in Utqiaġvik Kenai Peninsula College, community college with campuses in Soldotna,...
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    and largest city, comprising nearly 1/2 of the borough’s population, is Utqiaġvik (known as Barrow from 1901 to 2016), the northernmost settlement in the...
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    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...
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