One of their key climate monitoring stations had fallen off the map. All of the data for Barrow, Alaska – the northernmost city in the United States – was missing. No, Barrow hadn’t ...

At 72 degrees north latitude, Barrow is as close to the North Pole (1,311 miles) as it is to Ketchikan, Alaska's farthest-south city. Barrow (pronounced bear-oh) is one of America's most remote towns.

Often the Native name isn't even on the map. In the U.S. Geological Survey Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, the original name for Barrow was given as Utkiakvik, reflecting an earlier spelling ...