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A Guide to Barrow, Alaska

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History of Barrow
A short history and a map from the Alaska Department of Community & Regional Affairs Community Database.

Map of Barrow
An interactive map by MapQuest.

King Eider Hotel
Located at the airport in Barrow, with a wide range of room options.

Barrow Sea Ice Webcam
This cam looks NNW over the landfast ice (or coastal ocean during the ice-free period in summer) from atop the ASRC building in downtown Barrow

KBRW
"Whaler's Radio," AM & FM from Barrow.

North Slope Borough School District
Lots of information, from news and job opportunities to photos of the schools and people.

Sea Kayaking at Barrow
An excellent illustrated story by Gail E. Ferris, about a 1991 trip.

Barrow Photo Album
George F. Ledoux has posted 21 photos and notes from a 1998 trip.

Top of the World Hotel
No longer has a Web site (Feb/07).

Faces of Alaska from Barrow to Wrangell
By Jean Lester, published by the University of Alaska Press in 1992.

Tacos on the Tundra: The Story of Pepe's North of the Border
Biography of eccentric entrepreneur Fran Tate who went to Barrow, 300 miles above the Arctic Circle, to open the world's northernmost Mexican restaurant, Pepe's North of the Border.

















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