Barrow, Alaska

• Several hospital construction projects planned in Alaska
  

  Joining a slew of upcoming hospital remodeling and construction projects, Providence Alaska Medical Center plans to renovate several of its existing facilities and construct a new building on its campus.

• Alaska editorial: Savings on fuel tax suspension add up to common sense
  

  The following editorial appeared in the Arctic Sounder: On average, Alaskans pay a lot more for the same goods and services others get.

• Architect needed for Alaska library
  

  Ilisagvik College in Barrow, Alaska is seeking architectural and engineering services for a new addition to the Tuzzy Consortium Library.

• Level II trauma center verified
  

  The trauma center at Alaska Native Medical Center has been reverified as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, the Anchorage hospital said.

• Student competition turns on 'meniscus'
  

  Uriah Ahsoak from Eben Hopson Memorial Middle School in Barrow competes last week at the Alaska State Spelling Bee.

• Girls' suspensions to be applauded
  

  There are some people who think Hillary Clinton is solely responsible for the phrase, "It takes a village." They blame her for the whole touchy-feely, new age-ist concept that children are not raised in a nuclear family but in some hippie commune 60s environment.

• DOT&PF anticipates big construction year
  

  The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities expects to bid out more than $800 million for more than 100 projects this year, a 33 percent increase from 2009.

• Savant encouraged by results on Badami field
  

  At least some oil operators are still bullish on the North Slope, even as major oil companies back away from new exploration.

• Drew Barrymore Loves Whales
  

  In 1988, an Eskimo in Point Barrow, Alaska discovered three grey whales trapped beneath the icepack, unable to escape to the open sea.

• Distractions muddle climate change debate
  

  The trouble with the climate change debate is that we get distracted. Weather is one example.

• From Ketchikan to Barrow: March: from Ketchikan to Barrow
  

  Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. COURTESY RICHARD BRAHM/U.S. COAST GUARD.

• Sewing a seal-skin boat in Barrow
  

  The Village is a Daily News blog about life and politics in rural Alaska. Its main author is ADN reporter Kyle Hopkins.

• No Barrow hydrate research funds; wells will be drilled
  

  The U.S. Department of Energy is no longer funding research into possible methane hydrate deposits in the Barrow gas fields on Alaska's North Slope, Petroleum News has learned.

• Worker found dead in village of Wainwright
  

  Worker found dead at Wainwright BARROW, Alaska - North Slope Borough police say a worker was found dead at a job site at Wainwright.

• Consolidation of air carriers enhances customer convenience
  

  Flying from one rural Alaska community to another just got a lot simpler. Small air carriers Era Aviation, Frontier Flying Service, Hageland Aviation Services and Arctic Circle Air, all of which are owned by the same parent company, on Jan.

• Looking Back - Jan. 24
  

  24, 2000 - What blistering irony. City firefighters were in a safety meeting when an engine in one of their trucks went up in flames Sunday.

• For Crying Out Loud
  

  Arctic permafrost leaking methane @ record levels. Rapidly rising Arctic temperature 2 blame http://bit.ly/4yxKG6 This has to be one most aggravating articles I've ever read with regards to global warming... "Such Arctic soils currently lock away billions of tonnes of methane, a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, leading some ...

• Looking Back in Fairbanks - Jan. 16
  

  16, 2000 - A federal agency is spending $3.15 million at the University of Alaska to find out, among other things, why the black-legged kittiwake - one of the most abundant birds in Alaska - multiplies best east of Nome at Bluff Colony.

• Bush pilot navigated wilderness
  

  Exploring a new frontier, Aiken resident Claude O'Donovan helped make history. In 1969, O'Donovan embarked on the adventure of his life.

City Description

Barrow (pronounced /ˈbæroʊ/) is a city in and the borough seat of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is one of the northernmost cities in the world, and is the northernmost city in the United States, with nearby Point Barrow being the nation's northernmost point. The population was 4,683 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 3,982 in 2007. It was named after Sir John Barrow. The city derived its name from Point Barrow, which was named by Frederick William Beechey in 1825 for Sir John Barrow of the British Admiralty. The location has been home to Native Inupiat Eskimo people for over 1,000 years under the name Ukpeagvik or "place where snowy owls are hunted". Barrow is located at 71°17′44″N 156°45′59″W / 71.29556°N 156.76639°W / 71.29556; -156.76639. It is the only US city on the continent of North America with an antipode on dry (though uninhabited) land. The antipode is in Antarctica at 71°17′44″S 23°14′1″E / 71.29556°S 23.23361°E / -71.29556; 23.23361. Barrow is roughly 1300 miles south of the North Pole. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21 sq mi (54 km). 18 sq mi (47 km) of it is land and 3 sq mi

City Contained By:

• Alaska
• North Slope Borough
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Ilisagvik College
• Point Barrow Refuge Station

Timezones:

• Alaska Time Zone

Size:

• 55.1667467502 km squared

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