Northstar Island
Northstar Island is a 5-acre of gravel was brought in from the Alaska mainland over ice roads to bring the island above sea level. To reach the seabed, workers had to cut blocks of frozen Beaufort Sea ice and remove them with cranes.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Northstar Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: artificial island in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
- Categories: island, artificial island, industry, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: North Slope, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
70.49095° or 70° 29′ 27″ north
Longitude
-148.6978° or 148° 41′ 52″ west
Open location code
C32HF8R2+9V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=island
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“Northstar Island” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Nortstar adası”
- Dutch: “Northstar Island”
- Russian: “Нортстар”
- Spanish: “Isla Estrella del Norte”
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