having worked from herchel island (off the north coast of canada),offshore across the north side of alaska.then turning south at point barrow,thru the bering strait,then down to dutch harbor in the aleutian islands.with multiple stops at barrow,kotzebue, nome and dutch harbor. this was aboard a class A ice-breaker hulled geophysical seismic survey vessel i managed.
i've been there and it is pretty ,but a few caribou won't be missed and they are great as bbq.
i'll take 2 years worth of gas for my cobra.
sure hope this isn't too non-pc .