Barrow, Alaska
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Where is Barrow, Alaska?  Barrow is located on the northern tip of Alaska a little more than 500 air miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska.  Barrow is the northernmost town in North America and is a little more than 300 miles above the Arctic Circle. During the winter, Barrow has 24-hour darkness. Fortunately, the summer months have 24-hours of daylight.

Pictures from Barrow and the Arctic Ocean during whaling

Click on the thumbnail pictures below to see full-sized images.

 Umiaq with Inupiat whalers Inupiat hunters waiting for a Bowhead Whale  Camping on the Arctic Ocean  An open lead in the Arctic Ocean  

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This page was last updated on January 22, 2001 by Blake Frerking