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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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport.

Aerodrome
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Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport, often referred to as Post/Rogers Memorial, is a public located in Utqiaġvik, the largest city and borough seat of the of the U.S. state of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Utqiagvik.

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Utqiaġvik is a city that is 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle on the Arctic Ocean in . The city holds the distinction of being the northernmost settlement in the , and the northernmost settlement on the North American mainland.

Cape Smythe Whaling & Trading Station

Latitude
71.29845° or 71° 17′ 54″ north
Longitude
-156.77326° or 156° 46′ 24″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Inception
1889
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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