Barter Island

Barter Island is an located on the Arctic coast of the U.S. state of , east of in the Beaufort Sea. It is about four miles long and about two miles wide at its widest point.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the United States of America
  • Also known as: Barter Islands”, “Kaaktovik”, “Kaktoavik Island”, “Noobooa”, “Noovoo’a”, “Nuwuak”, and “Tungak Island

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barter Island LRRS Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a public/military located near the city of on Barter Island, in the , located 312 miles east of Point Barrow, Alaska. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Barter Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaktovik.

is a city of just under three hundred people on the Beaufort Sea in 's North Slope Borough.

Barter Island

Latitude
70.11806° or 70° 7′ 5″ north
Longitude
-143.66667° or 143° 40′ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
IATA airport code
BTI
United Nations Location Code
US BTI
Open location code
C32R489M+68
Geo­Names ID
5880062
Wiki­data ID
Q682051
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Barter Island” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Barter adası
  • Cebuano: Barter Island
  • Chinese: 巴特島 (阿拉斯加州)
  • Dutch: Barter Island
  • French: île Barter
  • French: Île Barter
  • Hebrew: ברטר (אי)
  • Inupiaq: Qaaktuġvik
  • Russian: Бартер
  • Spanish: Isla Barter
  • Swedish: Barterön

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pipsuk Bight and Pipsuk Point.

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