Inupiat Heritage Center (U.S. National Park Service)

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The Rooftop of the World

On the rooftop of the world, the Iñupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska tells the story of the Iñupiat people. They thrived for thousands of years in one of the harshest climates on Earth, hunting the bowhead whale whom they call "Agviq." In the 19th century, these lonely seas swarmed with commercial whalemen from New England, who also sought the bowhead for its valuable baleen and blubber.
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		Inupiat Heritage Center The Iñupiat Heritage Center was designed to serve as an inspirational facility to promote and protect Iñupiaq culture, history, and language through exhibits, classes, performances, and educational activities. more...

		Chase of the Bowhead Whale The first of the Western Arctic whalers, the Inupiat Eskimos, have hunted Bowhead whales for thousands of years along the coastline of Alaska. Portraits of Ports is a flash presentation created by the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

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Inupiat Heritage Center
P.O.Box 69
Barrow, AK 99723

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(907) 852-0422

Climate

Located on the Arctic Ocean, Barrow is cool to cold all year. Summer can bring fog, wind and rain and temperatures range from highs around 70 to lows into the 30s. Winter temperatures are normally below zero, often dropping to minus 30 and lower. Wind often exacerbates the cold temperatures. Visitors should bring raincoats and sweaters or light jackets in the summer and warm boots, mitts, and heavy parkas with hoods in the winter.