Anaktuvuk Pass
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The Anaktuvuk Pass is a mountain pass located in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
in North Slope Borough in northern Alaska
. The Anaktuvuk Pass is in the Brooks Range
which divides the Anaktuvuk River
with the John River.
Anaktuvuk Pass is a village in the pass, the home of the only concentrated population of the Nunamiut
, the only true inland Eskimo
group in Alaska.
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is a U.S. National Park in Alaska. It is the northernmost national park in the U.S. and the second largest at 13,238 mi² , about the same size as Switzerland. The park consists primarily of portions of the Brooks Range of mountains...
in North Slope Borough in northern Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. The Anaktuvuk Pass is in the Brooks Range
Brooks Range
The Brooks Range is a mountain range in far northern North America. It stretches from west to east across northern Alaska and into Canada's Yukon Territory, a total distance of about 1100 km . The mountains top out at over 2,700 m . The range is believed to be approximately 126 million years old...
which divides the Anaktuvuk River
Anaktuvuk River
The Anaktuvuk River is a river in Alaska's North Slope. One hundred and thirty-five miles long, it flows west from glaciers in the Endicott Mountains changing direction just north of Anaktuvuk Pass to flow north to the Arctic Coastal Plain where it joins the Colville River...
with the John River.
Anaktuvuk Pass is a village in the pass, the home of the only concentrated population of the Nunamiut
Nunamiut
The Nunamiut people are a semi-nomadic inland Inupiaq Eskimos located in northern and northwestern Alaska, mostly around the Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, whose ancestors date back hundreds of years.-History:...
, the only true inland Eskimo
Eskimo
Eskimos or Inuit–Yupik peoples are indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the circumpolar region from eastern Siberia , across Alaska , Canada, and Greenland....
group in Alaska.