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North Slope Borough Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Areas 9
Bars 12
Basins 6
Bays 51
Beaches 2
Bends 5
Capes 103
Cliffs 34
Gaps 18
Glaciers 20
Islands 65
Lakes 147
Pillars 1
Plains 1
Ranges 32
Rapids 1
Ridges 41
Seas 2
Springs 4
Streams 608
Summits 195
Swamps 1
Valleys 23
Cultural Features
Airports 41
Buildings 34
Canals 1
Channels 30
Civil 10
Dams 2
Hospitals 1
Locales 77
Mines 2
Oilfields 1
Parks 5
Post Offices 8
Reserves 1
Reservoirs 2
Towers 2
Wells 39
Historical Features
Airports 3
Islands 1
Locales 11
Parks 2
Populated Places 17
Towers 1
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: Alaska's National Historic Landmarks