Museum of the North - UAF Campus - Fairbanks Alaska
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condor1
N 64° 51.500 W 147° 50.537
6W E 460071 N 7192931
Known as the 'Whale' by students, the Museum of the North is noted for its strange shape.
Waymark Code: WMH4K5
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2013
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Located on the campus of the
University of Alaska Fairbanks the
Museum of the North is spectacular to visit albeit the very strange shape of the building lends itself to many oddly shaped galleries.
After looking all around the museum grounds I can see what they mean about it looking like a whale. The shape is more prominent when viewed from above, but can be seen when viewing from the northeast area as well as the south side.
Here is a
...LINK... to the Google Maps Satellite view so you can see just how odd this facility is when looking from above.
The Evacuation Plan Drawing kind of looks like a whale.
