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Barrow (Iñupiaq ''Utqiaġvik'' or ''Ukpiaġvik'' ) is the largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska and is located above the Arctic Circle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 It is the 11th northernmost public community in the world and is the northernmost city in the United States of America, with nearby Point Barrow being the nation's northernmost point. Barrow's population was 4,683 at the 2000 census and 4,212 at the 2010 census. In July 2013, the population estimate was 4,373, suggesting a slight increase. ==Geography== Barrow is located at . It is the only U.S. city on the continent of North America with an antipodal point on uninhabited dry land. The antipodal point is in Antarctica at . Barrow is roughly south of the North Pole. Only 5.3% of the Earth's surface lies as far from the Equator as Barrow.〔Figured mathematically by taking the sine of its latitude of 71.295556. Then subtract 1. After that, multiply by −1. Then multiply by 100 to get it in percent form.〕 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of the area being land and being water. Water makes up 14% of the total area. The predominant land type in Barrow is tundra, which is formed over a permafrost layer that is as much as in depth.〔 〕 Barrow is surrounded by the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska. The city of Barrow has three sections, which can be classified as south, central, and north, and are known to residents as Barrow, Browerville, and NARL, respectively. * The southernmost of the sections, known locally as the "Barrow side", is the oldest and second largest of the three; it serves as downtown. This area includes Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Barrow High School, North Slope Borough School District, Fred Ipalook Elementary School, as well as restaurants, hotels, the police station, the Barrow City Hall, a Wells Fargo bank, and numerous houses. * The Central section is the largest of the three, and is called Browerville. This has traditionally been a residential area for the city of Barrow, but in recent years many businesses have opened or moved to this area. Browerville is separated from the south section by a series of lagoons, with two connecting dirt roads. This area, in addition to the houses, includes Tuzzy Consortium Library, the US Post Office, Eben Hopson Middle School, Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital, the Iñupiat Heritage Center, two grocery stores, one hotel and two restaurants. * The north section is the smallest and most isolated of the three sections, known to the residents as NARL because it was originally the site of the Naval Arctic Research Lab. It is connected to the central section only by Stevenson Street, a two-lane dirt road. What once was NARL is now Ilisagvik College. This area also includes a small broadcasting station, which is run by the college students. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barrow, Alaska」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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