North Slope

American  

noun

1. the northern coastal area of Alaska, rich in oil and natural gas: so called because it is N of the Brooks Range sloping down to the Arctic Ocean.

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North Slope

More than 700 miles to the north, at Pikka, workers are building the newest project on the North Slope, the heart of the state’s oil industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Wildfires on Alaska's North Slope were more intense during the past century than at any point in the last 3,000 years, according to new research published in the journal Biogeosciences.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 14, 2026

The company, which went public in 1991, helped analyze data used to explore Alaska’s North Slope for oil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025

The team of researchers used a trowel to shave 1 to 2 centimeters of snow from the surface of 130 polar bear prints left near Alaska’s North Slope.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 5, 2023

But did the wind come down from the north or out of the west on the North Slope of Alaska?

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

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