What is Arctic Alaska?
[[File:Arctic circle.svg|thumb|upright|Map of the Arctic region, Alaska is in the upper left side, the [[Arctic Circle]] is shown in blue.]] '''Arctic Alaska''', or '''Far North Alaska''' is a [[region]] of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Alaska]]. It is the northern area between the [[Arctic Circle]] and the [[Arctic Ocean]]. Some of the places in Arctic Alaska are the ''North Slope Borough, the Northwest Arctic Borough, and the Nome Census Area''. Some [[town]]s there are [[Prudhoe Bay, Alaska|Prudhoe Bay]], [[Barrow, Alaska|Barrow]], [[Kotzebue, Alaska|Kotzebue]], and [[Nome, Alaska|Nome]]. Most of these places have no [[highway]]s and can only be reached by [[aircraft]] or [[snowmobile]], or by [[boat]] if they are on the coast or near a [[river]] when they are not [[frozen]]. Long ago there were only [[Inuit]]s living here, who make up the [[majority]] of the [[population]]. They mostly ate [[salmon]], which there are lots of there, and also [[whale]]s and other [[marine mammal]]s. More people came to Arctic Alaska when [[gold]] was discovered there. Still more people and [[industry]] came when [[petroleum]] was discovered in the area. Above the [[Arctic Circle]], the [[sun]] rises in May and sets in August. Arctic Alaska is mostly [[tundra]] covering [[mountain range]]s and [[coastal plain]]s. Some of the animals there are [[bears]], [[wolves]], [[sheep]], [[reindeer]], and lots of [[birds]]. == Other websites == *[http://www.dced.state.ak.us/oed/student_info/learn/region.htm Regions of Alaska, including description of Far North Alaska] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081107043832/http://www.dced.state.ak.us/oed/student_info/learn/region.htm |date=2008-11-07 }} {{Alaska}} {{coord|70|-154|region:US-AK|display=title}} [[Category:Geography of Alaska]] [[Category:Arctic]]