The town of Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, has a population just shy of 5,000 people. It is situated along Alaska’s North Slope on the Arctic Ocean and sits at 71.17 degrees North latitude ...

For every 5-degree increase in latitude -- about 345 miles -- the suicide rate jumped 18 percent, the study showed. A recent study of suicide in Alaska suggests that the rate of intentional, ...