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...
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...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainwright,_Alaska
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 70°38'15"N 160°0'48"W
- Wainwright Airport 0.6 km
- Point Collie 3.8 km
- Wainwright Inlet 10 km
- Kugrua Bay 36 km
- Asiniak Point 39 km
- Peard Bay 50 km
- Point Franklin 53 km
- Seahorse Islands 55 km
- Lake Tuvak 60 km
- Tachinisok Inlet 65 km