University of Alaska Museum of the North
The University of Alaska Museum of the North is a multidisciplinary museum of natural, cultural, and art history located on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Also known as: “Museum of the North” and “UAMN”
- Address: 1962 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Georgeson Botanical Garden and Elmer E. Rasmuson Library.
Georgeson Botanical Garden
Garden
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The Georgeson Botanical Garden is located at 117 West Tanana Drive on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. The five-acre garden hosts a variety of research and educational programs in subarctic horticulture. Georgeson Botanical Garden is situated 2,200 feet west of University of Alaska Museum of the North.
Elmer E. Rasmuson Library
Library
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The Elmer E. Rasmuson Library is the largest research library in the U.S. state of Alaska, housing just over one million volumes. Located on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, it is named in honor of Elmer E. Elmer E. Rasmuson Library is situated 3,500 feet east of University of Alaska Museum of the North.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairbanks.
Fairbanks
Fairbanks is a town in interior Alaska. With 31,000 inhabitants, and 98,000 in Fairbanks North Star Borough, it is Alaska's second-largest city. A junction of several major highways, will be a likely stop of most visitors to the state.
University of Alaska Museum of the North
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Interior Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
64.85848° or 64° 51′ 31″ northLongitude
-147.84238° or 147° 50′ 33″ westElevation
614 feet (187 metres)Operator
University of Alaska FairbanksOpen location code
93PJV555+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 372222078OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
8503530Wikidata ID
Q7895036
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“University of Alaska Museum of the North” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北方博物馆”
- Chinese: “北方極地博物館”
- Chinese: “阿拉斯加大学北方博物馆”
- Chinese: “阿拉斯加大学博物馆”
- Chinese: “阿拉斯加大學北方博物館”
- German: “University of Alaska Museum of the North”
- Italian: “Museo del Nord dell’Università dell’Alaska”
- Persian: “موزه شمال در دانشگاه آلاسکا”
- “UAM”
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