Cape Smythe Whaling & Trading Station

The Point Barrow Refuge Station, also known as the Cape Smythe Whaling and Trading Station, is a historic wooden building in . The oldest wooden building along the Arctic coast of Alaska, it is located near Isatkoak Lagoon, 11 miles south of , the northernmost point of the United States.
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  • Building
  • …was formerly known as “Cape Smythe Whaling and Trading Station”
  • …dates from 1889
  • Also known as
    “Brower’s Cafe”
    “Point Barrow Refuge Station”
    “Point Barrow Refuge Station (Historical)”

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Cape Smythe Whaling & Trading Station

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Latitude
71.29845° or 71° 17′ 54″ north
Longitude
-156.77326° or 156° 46′ 24″ west
Open location code
C33576XG+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 192456276
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­maritime
Geo­Names ID
11550445
Wiki­data ID
Q19720677

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