The Anaktuvuk Pass ("the place of caribou droppings", el. 2,200 ft.) 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
Iñupiat group in Alaska.
Climate
Anaktuvuk Pass has a
Polar climate
The polar climate regions are characterized by a lack of warm summers but with varying winters. Every month in a polar climate has an average temperature of less than . Regions with polar climate cover more than 20% of the Earth's area. Most of ...
, specifically a tundra climate, but lies within the southern periphery of the climate zone, bearing some characteristics of a cold subarctic climate, but overall being a clear cut tundra climate, with the low precipitation being not much different than that of a desert. Anaktuvuk Pass also has not seen temperatures rise above freezing during January or February. Summer is defined as the time period when the most precipitation is received, often in the form of rain, hence June through September. Meanwhile, in the winter, the village receives snowfall but not as much as places further south, such as Fairbanks; however, the snowfall in Anaktuvuk Pass persists much longer into the "spring" season.
Education
The
North Slope Borough School District operates the Nunamiut School in Anaktuvuk Pass.
Anaktuvuk Pass
" North Slope Borough School District. Retrieved on February 14, 2017.
See also
* List of Alaska rivers
References
External links
Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska
Mountain passes of Alaska
Landforms of North Slope Borough, Alaska
Brooks Range
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