Northwest Arctic Borough

administration
US state :	Alaska
Administrative headquarters :	Kotzebue (Alaska)
Foundation :	1986
Demographics
Residents :	7523  (2010)
Population density :	0.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	105,573 km²
Water surface :	12,579 km²
map

The Northwest Arctic Borough is a district in the state of Alaska in the United States of America . 7523 inhabitants live here. The seat of the borough administration is in Kotzebue .

geography

The district has an area of ​​105,573 square kilometers, which is about the size of a third of Germany . Of this, 99,976 square kilometers are land and 12,579 square kilometers (11.93 percent) are water.

history

The borough was formed on June 2, 1986 and was given a descriptive name based on its geographic location.

Coastal strip at Cape Krusenstern National Monument , which has had the status of a National Historic Landmark since July 1973.

Three buildings and sites in the borough are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 24, 2020), including the Cape Krusenstern National Monument and the Onion Portage Archeological District have the status of National Historic Landmarks .

Protected areas

Several protected areas are wholly or partly in the area of ​​the Northwest Arctic Borough:

• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (part of the Chukchi Sea Unit)
• Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (partially)
• Cape Krusenstern National Monument
• Gates of the Arctic National Park (partially)
• Kobuk Valley National Park
• Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge (partially)
• Noatak National Preserve (partially)
• Selawik National Wildlife Refuge (partially)

Web links

Commons : Northwest Arctic Borough  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 225.
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alaska. National Park Service , accessed April 24, 2020.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 24, 2020.
   Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 25, 2020.
   Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alaska. National Park Service , accessed April 24, 2020.

Coordinates: 67 ° 0 ′  N , 160 ° 0 ′  W