Anaktuvuk Pass

city in Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alaska
Borough: North Slope
Incorporated: June 1957
Mayor: Esther Hugo
State senator: Donny Olson ( D )
State rep: Robyn Burke ( D )
Total: 5.23 sq mi (13.55 km )
Land: 5.18 sq mi (13.41 km )
Water: 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km )
Elevation: 2,175 ft (663 m)
Density: 82/sq mi (31.7/km )
Time zone: UTC−09:00 ( Alaskan (AKST))

Article

A sod house in Anaktuvuk Pass in 1957. Of the dozen or so built when the settlement was established, one plot still stands today. Anaktuvuk Pass (Inupiaq: Anaqtuuvak, IPA: [ɐnɑqtuːvɐk], Anaqtuġvik or Naqsraq, IPA: [naχʂɑq]) is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. It is located in the middle of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. The population was 425 at the 2020 census, up from 324 as of the 2010 census.

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