Five Cities In Alaska
2. North PoleThe city of North Pole is actually 1,700 miles south of the Earth's geographic North Pole. With a population of just over 2,000 people, this city is home to the Santa Claus House, a gift shop, which has a giant Santa Claus in front of it. In fact the entire town is continually in Christmas mode. The motto of the town is "Where the Spirit of Christmas Lives Year Round".
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3. DeadhorseDeadhorse is a town located in the most northern part of Alaska above the arctic circle in the Prudhoe Bay area. It is at the end of the Dalton Highway which is the only road that leads to the northern oil fields. Deadhorse got its name from Deadhorse Hauling, a trucking company that hauled gravel in the area. Herds of caribou roam the area as well as arctic foxes, grizzly bears, and musk oxen.
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4. ColdfootColdfoot is a truck stop along the Dalton Highway that only has about 10 people living there. People claim that Coldfoot got its name from prospectors that tried to head north looking for gold, but found it too harsh and turned back. The Coldfoot Truckstop was started by Dick Mackey, who was the 1978 winner of the Iditarod, a sled dog race.
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5. Juneau
Juneau is the capital of Alaska and it has a population of around 32,000. The area was originally inhabited by Tlingit Indians. When gold was discovered there in 1880, prospectors invaded and the small camp became a town.
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