Point Lay, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA

Point Lay is an unincorporated village on Alaska’s Chukchi Sea coast, sheltered by Kasegaluk Lagoon. Its Iñupiaq name, Kali, refers to the mound on which the community stands. Beluga hunting, fishing and other subsistence activities are important to its local economy and culture. The community has a federally recognized Native village government and is not incorporated as an Alaska municipality. Passenger flights and air and barge freight connect it to the wider region.