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Barrow city (1990 pop. 3,469), N Alaska; inc. 1958. It is the northernmost (71° 16′ N) U.S. settlement and the trade center of the Alaska North Slope . Government agencies, Eskimo crafts, and tourism are important to the economy. A U.S. navy arctic research laboratory is there. Point Barrow, 9 mi (14 km) NE, is the northernmost (71° 23′ N) point in the United States. The Will Rogers-Wiley Post crash (1935) site and monument lie to the southwest.

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Barrow Village in Alaska; the northernmost US community. The US Navy operates a research station nearby. Whaling is the chief industry. Pop. (2000) 4581.

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	InfoNorth: Native contributions to Arctic science at Barrow, Alaska. Magazine article from: Arctic; 9/1/1997
	Vancomycin-resistant enterococci, Point Barrow, Alaska, USA.(LETTERS)(Report) Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 5/1/2009
	Alaska Communications Systems Announces Expansion of CDMA Network in Barrow and Grand Opening of Retail Outlet with New ACS Wireless Agent Alaska Commercial Company. Business Wire; 9/7/2007

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