Point Barrow Nuvuk |
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Northernmost point of the United States | |
Location within the state of Alaska | |
Coordinates: 71°23′20″N 156°28′45″W / 71.38889°N 156.47917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | North Slope |
Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
• Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
Point Barrow or Nuvuk is a headland on the Arctic coast in the U.S. state of Alaska, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Barrow. It is the northernmost point of all the territory of the United States, at 71°23′20″N 156°28′45″W / 71.38889°N 156.47917°WCoordinates: 71°23′20″N 156°28′45″W / 71.38889°N 156.47917°W. The distance to the North Pole is 1,122 nautical miles (1,291 mi; 2,078 km). The northernmost point on the Canadian mainland, Murchison Promontory, is 40 miles (64 km) farther north.