Information About

Pingucheak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Pingucheak on The Map

Location

68 ° 16' 23.002" N,
166 ° 12' 45" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Pingucheak in Detail.

About

between Chukchi Sea and Aiautak Lagoon, 15 mi. SE of village of Point Hope, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name meaning "little hill" reported in 1956 by Orth.

Topo Maps

Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope (1952), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope B-3 SE (2014),
Places Near Pingucheak
Cities:

Ipnot,

Bars:

Pingucheak,

Capes:

Kowtuk Point, Sinigrok Point,

Channels:

Sinuk, Sulupoagaktak Channel,

Hills:

Akoviknak Mountain, Angayukak Hill, Inukpak Rock,

Lakes:

Aiautak Lagoon, Akoviknak Lagoon, Kemegrak Lagoon, Lake Makpik, Teshekpak Lake, Tusikpak Lake,

Locales:

Tuckfield,

Rivers:

Kukpuk River,

Streams:

Sulupoaktak Channel,

Streams:

Agarak Creek, Akalolik Creek, Angayukak Creek, Isuk Creek, Kunuk Creek, Nalakachak Creek, Taktelak Creek,