Wainwright, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA

Wainwright is a city on Alaska’s Chukchi Sea coast, southwest of Utqiaġvik. It occupies a coastal bluff on a peninsula separating Wainwright Inlet from the sea. The present village developed in 1904 and incorporated in 1962. Its Iñupiat community maintains subsistence traditions centered on whales and caribou, along with local arts and crafts. Scheduled flights and air and barge freight provide regional connections.