North Slope

Japanese: ノース・スロープ(英語表記)North Slope
North Slope
An oil field area in the northern part of Alaska, USA. A tundra region stretching from east to west between the Brooks Range and the Arctic Ocean, with the Coalville River flowing north. Oil development has been progressing since oil was discovered there in 1968. Centered in Prudhoe Bay, the area has an estimated crude oil reserve of 1.6 trillion liters. A highway runs from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay. A pipeline stretches 1,300 km to Valdez on the coast of the Gulf of Alaska. [Yagasaki Noritaka]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アメリカ合衆国アラスカ州北部の油田地帯。ブルックス山脈と北極海にはさまれて東西にのびるツンドラ地帯で,コールビル川が北流する。1968年に石油が発見されて以来,石油開発が進められてきた。プルドー・ベイを中心とし,原油埋蔵量は1.6兆lと推定されている。フェアバンクスからはハイウェーがプルドー・ベイまで通じる。パイプラインは,アラスカ湾岸のバルディズまで1300kmにわたってのびる。【矢ヶ崎 典隆】

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