Alaska Gazetteer
Anaktuvuk Pass is a physical feature (gap) in North Slope Borough. The primary coordinates for Anaktuvuk Pass places it within the 99721 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Anaktuvuk Pass |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Gap |
| Description: | between headwaters of Anaktuvuk and John Rivers, SE of Soakpak Mtn., Brooks Range; |
| History: | "Named by W. J. Peters, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1901. He wrote, ""being satisfied that the mountains could be crossed through this pass, which I called Anaktuvuk, from the northward-flowing river that it leads to * * *"" (Schrader, 1904, p. 2)." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 68.1463851929 |
| Longitude: | -151.722503662 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Anaktuvuk Pass: Anaktuvuk Pass.
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