National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska (NPR-A)

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National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska (NPR-A). A 23-million acre (36,000 square miles) area originally established in 1923 as "Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4". Technically recoverable, but undiscovered oil beneath the Federal portion of NPR-A is believed to range between 5.9 and 13.2 billion barrels, with an average, expected, value of 9.3 billion barrels.

Area is not fully surrounded by a polygon due to wikimapia limitations.
energy.usgs.gov/alaska/npra.html
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Coordinates:   69°44'44"N   154°50'38"W
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