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Discover Kaktovik in United States

Kaktovik in the region of Alaska with its 239 habitants is a town located in United States - some 3,173 mi or ( 5106 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kaktovik is now 04:00 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Anchorage " with a UTC offset of -8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: and . When in this area, you might want to check out . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kaktovik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Kaktovik, Alaska

Kaktovik (kack-TOH-vick) is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 293 at the 2000 census and 239 as of the 2010 census.

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Located at 70.13 -143.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cities in Alaska, Populated places in Alaska with Native American majority populations, Populated places in North Slope Borough, Alaska, Populated places of the Arctic United States

Barter Island LRRS Airport

Barter Island LRRS Airport is a public/military airport located near the city of Kaktovik on Barter Island, in the North Slope Borough, located 312 miles east of Point Barrow, Alaska. The airport is owned by the North Slope Borough. It is also known as Barter Island Airport or Kaktovik Airport. The acronym LRRS stands for Long Range Radar Site or Long Range Radar Station.

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Located at 70.13 -143.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Airports established in 1947, Airports in North Slope Borough, Alaska, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, Radar stations of the United States Air Force

Barter Island

Barter Island is an island located on the Arctic coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, east of Arey Island in the Beaufort Sea. It is about four miles (6 km) long and about two miles (3 km) wide at its widest point. Until the late 19th century, Barter Island was a major trade center for the Inupiat people and was especially important as a bartering place for Inupiat from Alaska and Inuit from Canada, hence its name.

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Located at 70.12 -143.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Islands of Alaska, Islands of the Beaufort Sea, Landforms of North Slope Borough, Alaska

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