Kaktovik
in North Slope Borough of Alaska, United States
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Barter Island Lrrs Airport (1 mi) - Arctic Village Airport (147 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 70.132 and -143.624 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 70° 7' 54" and W -143° 37' 25"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:02 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 11:34 am and 1:07 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.876 and 37.859 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Kaktovik
Kaktovik in North Slope Borough (Alaska) with it's 239 inhabitants is located in United States about 3,173 mi (or 5,106 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Kaktovik is now 09:02 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Anchorage with an UTC offset of -9 hours. We know of 2 airports in the wider vicinity of Kaktovik. The closest airport in United States is Barter Island Lrrs Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
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Videos from this area
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Polar bear viewing with Kaktovik Tours, by Northern Alaska Tour Company (2015)
Polar Bear viewing in Kaktovik, Alaska With Kaktovik Tours. These tours are sold by Northern Alaska Tour Company, and Kaktovik Tours. Filmed in 2014. Links to Websites: - http://www.northernalask...
Polar Bear viewing in Kaktovik (2015)
Polar Bear viewing in Kaktovik, Alaska. Tours sold by Northern Alaska Tour Company and Kaktovik Tours. Websites: - http://kaktoviktours.com/ - http://www.northernalaska.com/
At The Edge Of Everything
At the edge of the Arctic Ocean lies a village which, every autumn, plays host to dozens of polar bears. However, climate change is wreaking havoc upon the polar bears and the residents of...
Blind fold piggy back race
July 9, 2010 Jamboree event.
Polar ice pack Aug. 1988 Barter Island Alaska taken from CH-3 Helicopter
This is an old home video, taken in Aug. 1988, just north of Barter Island which is near Kaktovic on the north slope of Alaska. Enjoy. I wonder what it looks like there now?
Barter Island
Polar bears feeding on a whale carcass at Barter Island, Alaska.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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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.
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.
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.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kaaktovik, Qaaktugvik, Katovik, Kaktoavik, كاكتوفيك, Kaktovik, کاکتوویک، آلاسکا, Qaagtuviġmiut, 카크토비크, Кактовик, काक्टोभिक, Кактовік, 卡克托维克
