Barrow
Barrow Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 71°18′1″N 156°44′9″W / 71.30028, -156.73583
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope
Area
- Total	21. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The US state of Alaska is not divided into counties, as are 48 other states but it is divided into boroughs ( Louisiana is divided into parishes North Slope Borough is a borough located largely in the North Slope region of the U Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 3 sq mi (55. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km²)
- Land	18. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (47. 6 km²)
- Water	2. 9 sq mi (7. 6 km²)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population (2006)
- Total	4,065
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
- Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP code	99723
Area code(s)	907
FIPS code	02-05200
GNIS feature ID	1398635

Barrow is the borough seat of the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Alaska Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting nine hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-9) The UTC−9 time zone is used in French Polynesia Gambier Islands United States (AKST— Alaska Standard Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 907 covers the entire state of Alaska, except for the small southeastern Alaska community of Hyder Alaska, which uses the 250 Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. North Slope Borough is a borough located largely in the North Slope region of the U A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Barrow is the northernmost settlement on the North American mainland and in the United States, and, after Tiksi, is the second northernmost town of more than 4,000 residents in the world. Some of the northernmost settlements in the world are See also Southernmost settlements Extreme points of the world The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Tiksi (Тикси is a Port settlement in Bulunsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia, situated on the Arctic Ocean Nearby Point Barrow is the northernmost point of the United States. Point Barrow or Nuvuk is a headland on the Arctic coast of the U This is a list of the extreme points of the United States, the points that are farther north south east or west than any other location in the country The 2006 Alaska Division of Commerce, Community & Economic Development estimate for the population of the city was 4,065. ^[1]

Geography

Barrow is located at 71°18′1″N 156°44′9″W / 71.30028, -156.73583Coordinates: 71°18′1″N 156°44′9″W / 71.30028, -156.73583 (71. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. 300371, -156. 735840)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21 sq mi (54 km²). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 18 sq mi (47 km²) of it is land and 3 sq mi (8 km²) of it is water. The total area is 14% water. The predominant land type in Barrow is tundra, which sits on permafrost that is as much as 1,300 feet (400 m) in depth. In physical Geography, tundra is an area where the Tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons This article is about frozen ground For other meanings see Permafrost (disambiguation. ^[3]

Climate

Icebow over Arctic ice in Barrow

Owing to its location 320 miles (515 km) north of the Arctic Circle, Barrow's climate is cold and dry and is classified as a polar climate. A halo (ἅλως also known as a nimbus, icebow or Gloriole) is an Optical phenomenon that appears near or around the Sun or The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. Regions with a polar climate are characterized by a lack of warm summers (specifically no month having an average temperature of 10 °C or higher Winter weather can be extremely dangerous because of the combination of cold and wind, while summers are cool even at their warmest. Weather observations are available for Barrow dating back into the late 1800s. ^[4] Currently there is a National Weather Service (NWS) Office and a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Monitoring Lab in Barrow. The National Weather Service ( NWS) once known as the Weather Bureau is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA) is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the

Barrow is the National Weather Service's most northerly First-Order station. Although it generally records the lowest mean average temperatures in Alaska during winter months, Barrow rarely experiences the extreme cold temperatures typical of the Alaska Interior, and virtually never sets record cold winter temperatures for the state. The Alaska Interior covers most of that US state 's territory

Despite the extreme northern location, temperatures at Barrow are moderated by the surrounding topography. Topography ( topo-, "place" and graphia, "writing" is the study of Earth 's Surface features or those of Planets With the Arctic Ocean on three sides, and flat tundra stretching some 200 miles (300 km) to the south there are no wind barriers and there are no protected valleys where dense cold air can settle or form temperature inversions in the lower atmosphere in the way that commonly happens in the Interior between the Brooks Range and the Alaska Range. The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major In meteorology an inversion is a deviation from the normal change of an atmospheric property with altitude The Brooks Range is a Mountain range that stretches from west to east across northern Alaska and into Canada 's Yukon Territory, a total distance The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow 650-km-long (400 mi Mountain range in the southcentral region of the U ^[5]

However, Barrow experiences the lowest average temperatures in Alaska. While actual temperature extremes are rare, extremely low wind chill and "white out" conditions from blowing snow are very common. This page is for the movie "Wind Chill" For the term see Wind chill. Whiteout is a Weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by Snow and diffuse lighting from overcast Clouds There are three Blowing snow is snow lifted from the surface by the wind at a height of 8 feet (2 meters or more that will reduce visibility

Temperatures remain below freezing from early October through late May. The high daily temperature is above freezing on an average of only 109 days per year. There are freezing temperatures on an average of 324 days per year. ^[6][7] Freezing temperatures, and snowfall, can occur during any month of the year. ^[5]

Barrow is a desert, with an average of less than 5 inches (13 cm) "equivalent rainfall" per year, which includes less than 30 inches (76 cm) of snow. ^[6][8] (Since one inch of rain is approximately equal to twelve inches of snow).

The first snow (defined as snow that will not melt until next spring) happens in the first week of October, when temperatures cease to rise above freezing during the day. October is usually the month with the heaviest snowfall, with at least a trace of snow virtually every day and an average total accumulation of about 7 inches (18 cm). ^[8]

On November 18 or 19 the sun goes down, and remains below the horizon for about 65 days until it re-appears, normally on January 22 or January 23. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor During the first half of the polar night there is a decreasing amount of twilight each day, and on the winter solstice, December 21 or December 22, civil twilight in Barrow lasts for a mere 3 hours. The polar night is the night lasting more than 24 hours usually inside the Polar circles The opposite phenomenon when the sun stays above the horizon for a long time is called Twilight is the time before Sunrise, called Dawn, and the time after Sunset, called Dusk. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies ^[8][9]

In addition to the low temperatures and months without sun, Barrow is also one of the cloudiest places on earth. Owing to the prevailing easterly winds off the Arctic Ocean, Barrow is completely overcast slightly more than 50% of the year and at least 70% overcast 62% of the time. The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major Cloud types are mainly low stratus and fog, cumuli forms are rare. Stratus means layer or blanket in Latin A Stratus cloud (St is a Cloud belonging to a class characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base A cumulus cloud' is a type of Cloud with noticeable vertical development and clearly defined edges Peak cloudiness occurs in August and September when the ocean is open. Dense fog occurs an average of 65 days per year, mostly in the summer months. Ice fog is very common during the winter months, especially when the temperature drops below −30 °F (−34 °C). ^[10]

Serious cold weather usually begins in January, and February is generally the coldest month, averaging −16 °F (−27 °C). By March 1 the sun is up for 9 hours, the average temperature is 2 or 3 degrees warmer, and the winds are usually higher. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant April brings less extreme temperatures, with an average of about 0 °F (−18 °C), but on April 1 there are over 14 hours of sunlight. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne In May the temperatures are much warmer, averaging 20 °F (−7 °C). Beginning on May 11-12, the phenomenon known as the midnight sun occurs and the sun does not set for 82-83 days, until July 31-August 1. A natural phenomenon is a non-artificial event in the physical sense and therefore not produced by Humans although it may affect humans (e The midnight sun is a phenomenon occurring in Latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle and south and nearby to the north of the Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman In June the average temperature rises above freezing, to 35 °F (2 °C), and average daily temperatures remain above freezing until mid-September. ^{[8] [9] [11]}

July is the warmest month of the year with an average high of 46 °F (8 °C) and an average low temperature of 34 °F (1 °C). Beginning in late July the Arctic Ocean is relatively ice-free, and remains so until late October. ^[8]

Variation of wind speed during the year is small, with the fall months being windiest. Extreme winds from 40-60 mph (65~100 km/h) have been recorded for all months. ^[5] The average winds are 12 mph (20 km/h), from the east. ^[6][7]

Demographics

Homes built on pilings.

As of the census^[12] of 2000, there were 4,683 people (the 2006 certified DCCED figure is 4,065), 1,399 households, and 976 families residing in the city. The United States Census is a decennial Census mandated by the United States Constitution. The population density was 249. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0 people per square mile (96. 1/km²). There were 1,620 housing units at an average density of 88. 1/sq mi (34. 0/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 21. 83% White, 1. 00% Black or African American, 57. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa 19% Native Alaskan, 9. Alaska Natives are Indigenous peoples of the Americas native to the state of Alaska within the United States. 41% Asian, 1. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian 35% Pacific Islander, 0. Pacific Islander (or Pacific Person, pl Pacific People, also called Oceanic[s] ' is a geographic term to describe the Austronesian 70% from other races, and 8. 51% from two or more races. 3. 34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America

There were 1,399 households out of which 56. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45. 2% were married couples living together, 14. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28. 0% were non-families. 23. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 1. 8% had someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 35 and the average family size was 4. 80.

Shore ice off Barrow, June 2005

In the city the population was spread out with 27. 7% under the age of 18, 13. 3% from 18 to 24, 31. 6% from 25 to 44, 19. 4% from 45 to 64, and 3. 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 107. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109. 5 males.

The median household income in the city was $63,094. The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of Households earning less 09, and the median income for a family was $68,223. Males had a median income of $51,959 versus $46,382 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,902. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 8. 6% of the population and 7. 7% of families were below the poverty line. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country Out of the total population, 7. 2% of those under the age of 18 and 13. 12% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

A majority of the Barrow population are Inupiat Eskimos, which greatly influences local government and traditions. The Inupiat or Iñupiaq (from inuit- people - and piaq/t real i Eskimos or Esquimaux are Indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the circumpolar region from eastern Siberia ( Russia) across Hunting for marine mammals (Bowhead Whales primarily, but also seals, walrus and belugas) and caribou is a common practice and the lifestyle that binds the community together. Marine mammals are a diverse group of roughly 120 species of Mammal that are primarily Ocean -dwelling or depend on the ocean for food The Bowhead Whale ( Balaena mysticetus) also known as Greenland Right Whale or Arctic Whale, is a Baleen whale of the right whale family Pinnipeds ("fin-feet" lit "winged feet" or fin-footed mammals are a widely distributed and diverse group of semi-aquatic marine Mammals comprising The walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus) is a large flippered Marine mammal with a discontinuous circumpolar distribution in the Arctic Ocean and ^[6]

Economy

Barrow is the economic center of the North Slope Borough, the city's primary employer, and numerous businesses provide support services to oil field operations. State and federal agencies also provide employment. The midnight sun has attracted tourism and arts and crafts provide some cash income. Many residents rely upon subsistence food sources: whale, seal, polar bear, walrus, waterfowl, caribou and fish are harvested from the coast or nearby rivers and lakes. The polar bear ( Ursus maritimus) is a Bear native to the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas See also UK Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust USA Ducks Unlimited ^[13]

Transportation

Alaska Airlines 737-400 Combi Aircraft in Barrow, December 2007. Note that it is twilight. Even though the sun does not rise in December, it gets close enough to the horizon to illuminate.

Barrow is served by passenger jet service at the Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport from Anchorage and Fairbanks. Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport is a public Airport located in Barrow, a city in the North Slope Borough of the U Fairbanks (ˈfɛrbæŋks is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Freight arrives by air cargo year round and by ocean-going marine barges during the annual summer sealift. BARGE, the Big August RecGambling Excursion is a yearly convention held in Las Vegas during the first weekend of August Sealift is a term used predominantly in Military logistics and refers to the use of Cargo ships for the deployment of military assets such as ^[14]

Barrow also serves as the regional transportation center for the North Slope Borough's Arctic Coastal villages. Multiple jet aircraft daily, with service from Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay), Fairbanks and Anchorage provide mail, cargo, and passenger services, which connect with smaller single and twin engine general aviation aircraft that provide regular service to other villages, from Kaktovik in the east to Point Hope in the west. Prudhoe Bay (ˈpruːdoʊ is a Census-designated place (CDP located in North Slope Borough in the U General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. Kaktovik is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 293 Point Hope is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. ^[13] The town is also served by several radio taxi services, most utilizing small four-wheel drive vehicles such as the Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV4. Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four" is a four-wheeled Vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four Wheels to "Cr-V" redirects here It is also a shorthand referring to chromium-vanadium alloy Tool steels The Honda CR-V is a compact The Toyota RAV4 (pronounced "rav-four" is a compact Crossover SUV built and marketed by the Toyota Motor Corporation.

History

Sod house remains in Barrow

In the Inupiaq language the location of Barrow is called Ukpeagvik, which means "the place where we hunt Snowy Owls". The sod house or "Soddy" was a corollary to the log cabin during frontier settlement of the United States and Canada. Inupiaq, Iñupiaq, Inupiak, Inupiat, or Inupiatun are a group of dialects of the Inuit language, spoken in northern and northwestern The Snowy Owl ( Bubo scandiacus) is a large Owl of the Typical owl family Strigidae

Archaeological sites in the area indicate the Inupiat lived around Barrow as far back as AD 500. Some remains of 16 dwelling mounds from the Birnirk culture of about AD 800 are still in evidence today on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. The Birnirk culture is a prehistoric Inuit civilization of the north coast of Alaska, dating from 500 to 900 and disappearing around 1000 Their position on a slight rise above the high water mark places them in danger of being lost to erosion within a short time.

Click on the image and then on "full resolution" to read the sign.

Barrow takes its current name from Point Barrow, which was named for Sir John Barrow of the British Admiralty in 1825. Sir John Barrow 1st Baronet, FRS, FRGS, LLD ( June 19, 1764 &ndash November 23, 1848) was an English The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Royal Navy officers were in the area to explore and map the Arctic coastline of North America. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Arctic is the Region around the Earth 's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. The United States Army established a meteorological and magnetic research station at Barrow in 1881, and the Cape Smythe Whaling and Trading Station was established in 1893. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.

In 1888 a Presbyterian church was built at Barrow, and in 1901 a United States Post Office was opened. Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity

In 1935 the famous humorist Will Rogers and pilot Wiley Post made an unplanned stop at Walakpa Bay 15 miles (24 km) south of Barrow while enroute to Barrow. This page is about the humorist for others with similar names see William Rogers. Wiley Hardeman Post ( November 22, 1898 &ndash August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world As they took off again their plane stalled and plunged into a river, killing them both. Now called the Rogers-Post Site, there are two monuments are at the site, another is located in Barrow and the airport is named after them. The Rogers-Post Site, located on the North Slope of the US state of Alaska, is the location of a plane crash that killed humorist Will

Alaska Airlines Terminal at Barrow airport

Barrow was incorporated as a 1st Class City in 1958.

Residents of the North Slope cast the lone vote in opposition to passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which passed in December 1971. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, commonly abbreviated ANCSA, was signed into law by President Richard M In 1972, the North Slope Borough was established. The borough, with millions of dollars in new revenues, created sanitation, water and electrical utilities, roads, fire departments, and health and educational services in Barrow and the villages of the North Slope. The Alaska North Slope is the region of the US state of Alaska located on the northern slope of the Brooks Range along the coast of two marginal seas

In 1986, the North Slope Borough created the North Slope Higher Education Center, which later became Ilisagvik College, which is now an accredited two-year college dedicated to providing an education based on the Inupiat culture and the needs of the North Slope Borough. Ilisagvik College is a public Community college located in Barrow Alaska, on the shore of the Arctic Ocean.

The Tuzzy Consortium Library is co-located in Barrow with the Inupiat Heritage Center. The Tuzzy Consortium Library, in Barrow Alaska, serves the communities of the North Slope Borough and functions as the academic library for Ilisagvik College The Iñupiat Heritage Center is a Museum in Barrow in the US state of Alaska.

Barrow, like many communities in Alaska, has enacted a "damp" law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages, but allows for import, possession and consumption. ^[6]

Media

KBRW (AM)/KBRW-FM^[15] radio station broadcasts in Barrow on 680 kHz AM and 91. KBRW is a non-commercial Radio station in Barrow Alaska, broadcasting on 680 AM. KBRW-FM is a non-commercial Radio station in Barrow Alaska, broadcasting on 91 This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. 9 MHz FM. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that KBRW is also broadcast via FM translators in all of the North Slope Borough villages, from Kaktovik to Point Hope.

The Arctic Sounder^[16] is a newspaper published weekly by Alaska Newspapers, Inc., covers news of interest to the North Slope Borough, which includes Barrow, and the Northwest Arctic Borough which includes Kotzebue, in northwestern Alaska. Alaska Newspapers Inc (ANI is the publisher of six weekly Alaska newspapers, a quarterly magazine and several special publications including a shopper visitor's guides Northwest Arctic Borough is a borough located in the US state of Alaska, formed on June 2, 1986.

Sports teams

Artificial turf field of Barrow Whalers football team

On August 19, 2006 the Barrow Whalers of Barrow High School^[17] played the first official football game in the Arctic against Delta Junction High School^[18] Barrow recorded its first win two weeks later; the coaches and players celebrated the historic win by jumping into the Arctic Ocean, just 100 yards from the makeshift dirt field. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Barrow High School is a public High school in Barrow, Alaska, United States, operated by the North Slope Borough School District. High school football is one of most popular interscholastic sports at High schools in the United States and the second most popular in Canada. Delta Junction is a city in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States.

On August 17, 2007 the Whalers football team played their first game of the season on their new artificial turf field. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials made to look like natural Grass. The historic game, attended by former Chicago Bears player Dick Butkus, was the first live Internet broadcast of a sporting event in the United States from north of the Arctic Circle. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus (born 9 December 1942) is a former American football player widely regarded as the greatest Linebacker ^[19]

In 2007, the Long Beach Armada of the independent Golden Baseball League officially renamed themselves the "Long Beach Armada of Los Angeles of California of the United States of North America Including Barrow, Alaska", a take-off on the recently renamed Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Long Beach Armada is a professional baseball team based in Long Beach California, in the United States. The Golden Baseball League, based in Dublin California, is a professional independent baseball league with teams in the western United States and Canada The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The chances of the Armada playing any actual games in Barrow is unlikely -- there is in fact a baseball field in town, but the playing surface is all-dirt (due to a lack of grass in Barrow) and the dimensions are only Little League-sized. [1]

Depictions in popular culture

Barrow is the setting for a series of horror comic books entitled 30 Days of Night. Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative 30 Days of Night is a three-issue horror Comic book Limited series written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith The stories center on vampires who take advantage of the more than a month of darkness that takes place annually in the town to engage in a killing spree. A film, named after and based upon the comic, was released on October 19, 2007. 30 Days of Night is a 2007 Horror film based on the Comic book Miniseries of the same name. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Special events

When planning to visit Barrow these events might be of interest for determining when to schedule it.

• Kivgiq, The Messenger Feast. In more recent times this has been held almost every year, but "officially" is held every two or three years in late January or early February, and is called at the discretion of the North Slope Borough Mayor. Kivgiq is an international event which attracts visitors from around the Arctic Circle.
• Piuraagiaqta, The Spring Festival. Held in mid-April and includes many outdoor activities.
• Nalukataq, The Blanket Toss Celebration. Nalukataq is the spring Whaling festival of the Inupiaq Eskimos of Northern Alaska, and is characterized most famously by the Eskimo blanket toss Held on multiple days beginning in the 3rd week of June to celebrate each successful spring whale hunt.
• July 4. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples In Barrow this is time for Eskimo Games, with the winners going on to compete at the World Eskimo Indian Olympics. The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (or WEIO) is an annual event held over a four-day period in July or August designed to preserve cultural practices and traditional Survival
• Fall Whaling. Whaling is the hunting of Whales and dates back to at least 6000 BC Generally happens during the second week of October.
• Qitik, Eskimo Games. Also known as Christmas Games, are from December 26 through January 1. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC

References

See also

• National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska
• Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation
• Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
• Native Village of Barrow
• Point Barrow whales

External links

• The City of Barrow
• North Slope Borough
• North Slope Borough School District