Far North
carpet of delicate wildflowers to meet the Arctic coast. This is the home of the
Inupiat Eskimos, the land of Northern Lights and the Midnight Sun. Traditional Eskimo
life-style, modern oilfield technology, and immense herds of wild caribou coexist
in an environment that is both fierce and fragile. Migratory birds and marine mammals
abound and some of America's finest wilderness parklands are found in this area.
Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, with adjacent Noatak National Preserve
and Kobuk Valley National Park, comprises one of the world's largest parkland areas.
The 180,000 member Porcupine Caribou Herd migrates through the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge. Alaska's two largest Eskimo communities, Kotzebue and Barrow, and
historic Nome, are the major towns in this region. The only road access into Arctic
Alaska is the Dalton Highway, a gravel service road that links Prudhoe Bay to the
State's public highway systems.
Map and text by: "Official Student Information Guide to Alaska": AK Division of Tourism
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