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Research site in Alaska, United States
Chariot
Research site
Aerial shot of Chariot, AK located near Cape Thompson. The once-proposed site of an artificial harbor created using chained nuclear explosions.Aerial shot of Chariot, AK located near Cape Thompson. The once-proposed site of an artificial harbor created using chained nuclear explosions.
Chariot is located in AlaskaChariotChariotLocation within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 68°6′21″N 165°44′34″W / 68.10583°N 165.74278°W / 68.10583; -165.74278
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorth Slope
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
GNIS feature ID1400155
Aerial shot of Chariot, AK located near Cape Thompson. The once proposed site of an artificial harbor created using chained nuclear explosions.

Chariot is a former research site on the coast of the Chukchi Sea in the western part of North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located close to the mouth of Ogotoruk Creek in the Ogotoruk Valley, 10 km ESE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope. Maximum elevation is 20 meters.

The place was named around 1962 after Project Chariot by personnel of the project. The name likely refers to a headquarters building on the site.

References

  1. ^ "Chariot, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

See also

Municipalities and communities of North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
Borough seat: Utqiaġvik
Cities
North Slope Borough map
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost towns


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