Umiat, AK
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Umiat is an unincorporated community within the Barrow Recording District of North Slope Borough in Northern Alaska, USA.
Umiat has no permanent residents, and serves as a research camp for oil and paleontology exploration. It can only be accessed by air or boat via the Colville River.
It was established as a Naval Oil Reserve camp in 1944, and was later used as an Air Force base before being taken over by the State of Alaska, who still operates it.
www.umiat.com
Umiat has no permanent residents, and serves as a research camp for oil and paleontology exploration. It can only be accessed by air or boat via the Colville River.
It was established as a Naval Oil Reserve camp in 1944, and was later used as an Air Force base before being taken over by the State of Alaska, who still operates it.
www.umiat.com
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umiat,_Alaska
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Coordinates: 69°22'16"N 152°8'36"W
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