, he heads to Utqiaġvik. The Alaskan city is incredibly isolated, with no roads connecting it to the outside and a thick layer of ice stopping ships from docking all the year round. It means the only way residents, visitors and supplies can get in and out is on the daily flight from Anchorage. 'The one and only way that people here can get food, medical supplies and Amazon packages is through this airport. If it wasn't for this airport, the people would literally starve to death," Drew explained. Have you visited a far flung place? We'd love to hear about it Email webtravel@reachplc.com As you might expect, the laborious means of transport means that even basic goods are very expensive. The supermarket may look like one found near Drew's home in Arizona, but a bottle of Gatorade costs $7 there rather than $1.99. What makes the city, formerly known as Barrow, particularly eerie is the winter darkness, which descends during the heart of winter for 30 straight days. When Drew visited he found the town pitch black and freezing. 'Not only is Barrow the northernmost town in America but it's also one of the coldest, darkest and most isolated settlements on Earth. During the winter months, it rarely gets above -25 degrees, and it's completely dark outside for 30 straight days," he said. 'It is so cold here that the houses are built on permafrost, which basically means that the ground is covered in ice year-round. It's so cold here that the){kind=link}
Youtuber Drew Binsky, who has visited all 197 countries in the world, visited Utqiaġvik in Alaska, the most northerly town in the USA where it is dark for 30 straight days
An explorer who has visited every country in the world has been left chilled by a trip to one of the coldest and darkest towns in the world.
Drew Binsky has been to 197 countries, but few experiences will have been as odd as when he visited the most northern city in the United States. In his YouTube film, called Visiting America’s Most Remote Town (24 Hours of Darkness), he heads to UtqiaÄ¡vik.
The Alaskan city is incredibly isolated, with no roads connecting it to the outside and a thick layer of ice stopping ships from docking all the year round. It means the only way residents, visitors and supplies can get in and out is on the daily flight from Anchorage.
“The one and only way that people here can get food, medical supplies and Amazon packages is through this airport. If it wasn’t for this airport, the people would literally starve to death,” Drew explained.