Arctic North Slope

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or Arctic Slope, Alaska: see Alaska North Slope.

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Alaska North Slope - or Arctic North Slope, region, N Alaska, sloping from the Brooks Range N to the Arctic Ocean. In 1968 large petroleum reserves were found in the Prudhoe Bay area. In 1977 the 800-mi (1,287 km) ...