Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Arctic Sounder in May 2022. When late Utqiagvik Elder Warren Matumeak began to document whaling trails, he sketched a handwritten map of ...

The town of Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, has a population just shy of 5,000 people. It is situated along Alaska’s North Slope on the Arctic Ocean and sits at 71.17 degrees North latitude ...

UTQIAGVIK, Alaska – The Sun will set for the final time of the year on Saturday in America’s northernmost town, Utqiaġvik, Alaska, and will not be visible again until late January, as the ...

A sunrise in Barrow (now known as Utqiagvik), Alaska, on Jan. 25, 2011. Tuesday afternoon, the sun peeked above the horizon along Alaska's North Slope around 1:09 p.m. AKST, 66 days after it set ...

Utqiagvik, Alaska, formerly known as Barrow experiences its final sunset of 2024, entering polar night until January 23, 2025. The northernmost city in the United States won't see the sun again ...

Utqiagvik lies more than 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle yet is well-connected. The city is served by daily Alaska Airlines passenger flights from Anchorage aboard Boeing 737 jets.

The nation’s northernmost town - Utqiagvik, Alaska - is about to descend into months of darkness. Think of it this way: By the time the sun rises again, a new president will occupy the White House.