The oil industry drives the economy of the Arctic Region. The Prudhoe Bay oil field, one of many in the area, is the largest in all of North America. Subsistence hunting of marine mammals, waterfowl, and caribou is also a key part of the region's economy.
Nalukataq Festival in Barrow celebrates the annual spring subsistence whale hunt
Oil facilities at Prudhoe Bay
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