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Encyclopedia > Point Barrow, Alaska

Point Barrow or Point Nuvuk, is a headland at the northernmost point of Alaska and of the United States, on the Arctic Ocean, 15 km (9 miles) northeast of Barrow, Alaska, at 71°23′ N 156°30′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=71_23_N_156_30_W_). It was discovered for Europeans in 1825 by Frederick William Beechey and named for Sir John Barrow, a statesman and geographer in the British Admiralty. The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A Headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski Official languages English Area 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 1,481,347 km²  - Water 236,507 km² (13. ... Barrow is a city located in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. ... Frederick William Beechey (February 17, 1796-November 29, 1856) was an English naval officer and geographer. ... This article is about the English statesman Sir John Barrow. ...


Navigation around the Point is ice-free for only two or three months a year.


From Point Barrow at 71°02′ N 156°47′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=71_02_N_156_47_W_) between 1965 to 1972 some sounding rockets of the type "Nike Cajun" and "Nike Apache" were launched.


External links

  • Rocket launches at Point Barrow (http://www.astronautix.com/sites/poiarrow.htm)

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Point Barrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (293 words)
Point Barrow or Nuvuk, is a headland at the northernmost point of Alaska and of the United States, on the Arctic Ocean,
Point Barrow is situated 15 km (9 miles) northeast of Barrow, Alaska, at 71°23′ N 156°30′ W.
From Point Barrow at 71°02′ N 156°47′ W between 1965 to 1972 some sounding rockets of the type "Nike Cajun" and "Nike Apache" were launched.
Barrow, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (769 words)
Barrow is the northernmost settlement in the United States, and the northernmost town of more than 2,000 residents in the world.
Nearby Point Barrow is the northernmost point of the United States (see Extreme Points of the United States and Northernmost settlements.)
Barrow takes its current name from Point Barrow, which was named for Sir John Barrow of the British Admirality in 1825.
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