Wainwright, AK (Olgoonik, AK)

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Wainwright is a small 2nd-class city in North Slope Borough, Alaska. The population was 556 as the 2010 census. Temperatures range from -56F to 80F.

A map of 1853 indicates the name of the village as "Olrona." The Inupiat name used is "Olgoonik." Most of the population are Inupiat Eskimos who rely on subsistence hunting based primarily on whales and caribou

City corporation website:
www.olgoonik.com

www.co.north-slope.ak.us/villages/wainwright

Overview, History & Photos:
www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_N...
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Coordinates:   70°38'15"N   160°0'48"W
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