Point Lay, AK

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The native village of Point Lay is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in North Slope Borough, Alaska. The population was 189 at the 2010 census.

It is probably the last remaining village of the Kuukpaagruk people.

The townsite moved in the 1970's from the offshore barrier island to its present location. The old village site is now used as a summer hunting camp.

Overview & History:
www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_N...

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Lay,_Alaska

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Coordinates: 69°44'17"N 163°0'59"W

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