Kaktovik Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States of America
About Kaktovik
Kaktovik (the name means "Seining Place") is an isolated Inupiat Eskimo settlement whose subsistence depends upon traditional caribou and whale hunting. This tiny city is on an island in the Beaufort Sea, facing onto the Arctic Ocean; traditionally, Barter Island was a native trading place. Directly to the south is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a large expanse of federal parkland. An airport was established as part of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) line effort of the Cold War 1950s; in the modern era, more than two thousand people arrive annually (usually in the fall) to see polar bears in the wild. The local road network in the city does not extend beyond the airfield so a visit to this remote location usually entails flying in by bush plane, being transported into town in a van o
Top Attractions in Kaktovik
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- ★Kaktovik Arctic Tours
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Where to Stay in Kaktovik
- 🏨Marsh Creek Inn
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