An area stretching from the northern side of the Seward Peninsula to the Kobuk River valley (i.e., the region around Kotzebue Sound) is technically a desert, with portions receiving less than  of precipitation annually.
ɐn ˈɛɹiə stɹˈɛtʃɪŋ fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹðɚn sˈaɪd ʌvðə sˈuːɚd pənˈɪnsjʊlə tə ðə kˈɑːbʌk ɹˈɪvɚ vˈæli ˈaɪ.ˈiː., ðə ɹˈiːdʒən ɚɹˈaʊnd kˈɑːtsɪbjˌuː sˈaʊnd ɪz tˈɛknɪkli ɐ dˈɛzɚt, wɪð pˈoːɹʃənz ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ lˈɛs ðɐn ʌv pɹɪsˌɪpɪtˈeɪʃən ˈænjuːəli.