On Tuesday, the sun set for the last time in 2024 in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska, as the Arctic plunges into a season of darkness.
Utqiagvik is America’s northernmost town, home to about 5,000 people. On the Arctic Ocean, it is situated at Latitude 71.17, about 330 miles north of the Arctic Circle. In comparison, Ketchikan is located at Latitude 55.43. The southernmost point in Alaska is the tip of uninhabited Amatignak Island in the Aleutian Chain, at Latitude 51.15.
The next sunrise in the town of Utqiagvik will be in two months — on Jan. 22, 2025.
