Sagwon, Alaska

Sagwon
Unincorporated community
Sagwon Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 69°22′0″N 148°42′0″W / 69.36667°N 148.70000°W / 69.36667; -148.70000Coordinates: 69°22′0″N 148°42′0″W / 69.36667°N 148.70000°W / 69.36667; -148.70000
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope
Government
• Borough mayor	Mike Aamodt (acting)
• State senator	Donny Olson (D)
• State rep.	Benjamin Nageak (D)
Elevation	675 ft (206 m)
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
• Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
Area code(s)	907

Sagwon is a small unincorporated community in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. It is above the Arctic Circle. It is known for the Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site which was discovered during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.

References

Municipalities and communities of North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States

Borough seat: Barrow

Cities	Anaktuvuk Pass Atqasuk Barrow Kaktovik Nuiqsut Point Hope Wainwright

CDPs	Point Lay Prudhoe Bay

Unincorporated communities	Alpine Deadhorse Sagwon

Ghost towns	Umiat Wevok

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