
Utqiaġvik — known for most of two centuries as Barrow — is the northernmost city in the United States: 71°17′ N, about 320 miles above the Arctic Circle.
Point Barrow — Nuvuk — nine miles northeast of town, is the northernmost point of land in the United States, where the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas meet.
Why People Visit Barrow Alaska
Barrow offers Arctic culture, geography, and natural-light phenomena that few places on earth can match. Visitors come for the Iñupiat heritage, the tundra and Arctic Ocean horizons, the polar night and midnight sun, and the simple fact of standing in the northernmost city in the United States. It is remote, resilient, and unforgettable. History and everyday community life sit side by side at the top of the continent.