23 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About Alaska – Part 2

21Utqiaġvik

Utqiaġvik

In 2016, residents of Barrow, Alaska voted to change the name of the city back to its original Inupiaq name, Utqiaġvik.


22Chicken

Chicken

The town Chicken, Alaska was supposed to be named ‘Ptarmigan’ but the locals couldn’t agree on the spelling so settled on ‘Chicken’ to save themselves the embarrassment if it was spelled wrong.


23North Pole

North Pole

There is a city called North Pole in Alaska. The city is known for having year-round Christmas decorations.

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