Northwest Arctic

Northwest Arctic Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,793, up from 7,523 in 2010. The borough seat is . The borough was formed on June 2, 1986.
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  • Type: borough of Alaska with 7,790 residents
  • Description: borough in Alaska, United States
  • Also known as: Northwest Arctic Borough”, “Northwest Arctic Borough, AK”, and “Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Places of Interest

Highlights include Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Robert Curtis Memorial Airport is a state-owned public-use located one nautical mile north of the central business district of , a village in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Noorvik.

Village
is an Iñupiat city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 694, up from 668 in 2010.

Northwest Arctic

Latitude
66.8333° or 66° 50′ north
Longitude
-161.0006° or 161° 0′ 2″ west
Population
7,790
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
92RWRXMX+8Q
Geo­Names ID
5870351
Wiki­data ID
Q511723
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Satellite Map

Discover Northwest Arctic from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Mari—“Northwest Arctic” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Armenian: Նորթվեստ Արկտիկ շրջան
  • Asturian: borough de Northwest Arctic
  • Bishnupriya: ঔয়াং-পিছ আর্কটিক ব্যুরো, আলাস্কা
  • Bishnupriya: ঔয়াং-পিছ আর্কটিক ব্যুরো
  • Catalan: Borough de Northwest Arctic
  • Cebuano: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Chechen: Нортуэст-Арктик
  • Chinese: Northwest Arctic Kūn
  • Chinese: 西北-北极自治市镇
  • Chinese: 西北-北極自治市鎮
  • Dutch: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Esperanto: Nordokcidenta Arkta Distrikto
  • Finnish: Northwest Arcticin piirikunta
  • French: Arrondissement de Northwest Arctic
  • French: borough de Northwest Arctic
  • French: Borough de Northwest Arctic
  • Georgian: ნორთუესტ-არქტიკის ბორო
  • German: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Hebrew: מחוז נורת’ווסט ארקטיק
  • Hungarian: Northwest Arctic megye
  • Inupiaq: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Irish: Buirg Artach Thiar Thuaidh, Alasca
  • Irish: Buirg Artach Thiar Thuaidh
  • Italian: borough di Northwest Arctic
  • Italian: Borough di Northwest Arctic
  • Italian: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Japanese: ノースウエストアークティック郡
  • Korean: 노스웨스트아크틱군
  • Lithuanian: Šiaurės Vakarų Arktikos rajonas
  • Low German: Noordwest-Arktisch Borough
  • Min Dong Chinese: Northwest Arctic Gông
  • Min Nan Chinese: Northwest Arctic Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Norwegian: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Polish: Okręg Northwest Arctic
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Northwest Arctic
  • Romanian: Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
  • Romanian: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Russian: Нортуэст-Арктик
  • Serbian: Нортвест Арктик
  • Serbo-Croatian: Northwest Arctic, Alaska
  • Serbo-Croatian: Northwest Arctic
  • Spanish: Borough de Northwest Arctic
  • Spanish: Municipio de Northwest Arctic (Alaska)
  • Swedish: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Tatar: Нортуэст-Арктик
  • Turkish: Kuzeybatı Alaska
  • Turkish: Northwest Arctic bölgesi
  • Turkish: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Ukrainian: Нортвест-Арктик
  • Ukrainian: Північно-західна Арктика
  • Urdu: نارتھ ویسٹ آرکٹک برو، الاسکا
  • Urdu: نارتھ ویسٹ آرکٹک برو
  • Waray (Philippines): Boro han Northwest Arctic, Alaska
  • Waray (Philippines): Boro han Northwest Arctic
  • Welsh: Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
  • Welsh: Northwest Arctic Borough
  • Western Mari: Нортуэст-Арктик

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Old Kotzebue and Tenmile Post.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kobuk River and Hotham Peak.

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