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Pipe Spit

Pipe Spit

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Northwest Arctic
Nearest City:
About

on Baldwin Peninsula, extends into Hotham Inlet, 8 mi. NE of Kotzebue, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History of Pipe Spit

Named in 1885 by Lieutenant Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), (1900, map) derived from the shrine of Saint Terese near the creek's mouth. Reported in 1937 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Places Near Pipe Spit
Areas:

Noatak River Delta,

Bars:

Pipe Spit,

Capes:

Cape Blossom,

Dams:

Kotzebue Water Supply Dam,

Islands:

Kinuk Island,

Mountain Ranges:

Mulik Hills,

Rivers:

Noatak River,

Streams:

Hugo Creek, Little Noatak Slough, Saninak Creek, Shiliak Creek,