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Northwest Arctic 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 3
Bars 4
Basins 2
Bays 14
Bends 3
Capes 24
Cliffs 17
Flats 1
Gaps 13
Guts 8
Islands 7
Isthmuses 1
Lakes 82
Pillars 1
Ranges 39
Rapids 1
Ridges 9
Springs 2
Streams 496
Summits 122
Valleys 11
Cultural Features
Airports 20
Buildings 28
Canals 3
Channels 2
Civil 13
Crossings 1
Dams 1
Hospitals 1
Levees 4
Locales 37
Mines 2
Parks 6
Post Offices 6
Reserves 4
Reservoirs 1
Towers 2
Trails 4
Historical Features
Civil 1
Locales 4
Military (Historical) 1
Populated Places 9
Post Offices 2
  • 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