Birnirk site
The Birnirk site is an archaeological site near Utqiagvik, Alaska. It includes sixteen prehistoric mounds which have yielded evidence of very early Birnirk and Thule culture.
- Type: Park
- Description: archaeological site in Alaska, United States
- Also known as: “Birnirk Site”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Utqiagvik.
Utqiagvik
Utqiaġvik is a city that is 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle on the Arctic Ocean in Arctic Alaska. The city holds the distinction of being the northernmost settlement in the United States, and the northernmost settlement on the North American mainland.
Birnirk site
- Category: archaeological site
- Location: North Slope, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
71.34511° or 71° 20′ 42″ north
Longitude
-156.60213° or 156° 36′ 8″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
C33589WX+24
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Birnirk site” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Birnirk Site”
- Dutch: “Birnirk Site”
- Dutch: “Birnirk-site”
- French: “Birnirk”
- Inupiaq: “Piġniq”
- Japanese: “バーナーク・サイト”
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