Nuiqsut, Alaska

Nuiqsut (, ) is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 512 at the 2020 census.

Geography
Nuiqsut is located at  (70.216338, -151.005725).

Nuiqsut is in the North Slope Borough on the Nechelik Channel, about  from the Beaufort Sea coast and is  southeast from Barrow. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Air travel to the Nuiqsut Airport provides the only year-round access to Nuiqsut. Nuiqsut is accessible during the winter via an ice road and was featured in season four episode one of the History television channel series Ice Road Truckers, when a convoy of truckers delivered supplies to the village.

A road is being built to connect Nuiqsut to the road system, through Conoco Phillips Alpine Oil reserve.

Climate

References

Category:Cities in Alaska