Cape Krusenstern

North of the Arctic Circle, Cape Krusenstern forms 70 miles of shoreline on the Chukchi Sea. More than 114 beach ridges provide evidence of human use for 5,000 years, and the Inupiat continue to use the area today. Vast wetlands provide habitat for shorebirds from as far away as South America. Hikers and boaters can see carpets of wildflowers among shrubs containing wisps of qiviut from muskoxen. Snow, rain, and freezing temperatures can occur any time of the year, and hypothermia can set in on a windy, wet day even when it does not feel that cold.

Noatak, Alaska · United States