Information About

Avak Bay

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Location

71 ° 13' 44" N,
156 ° 5' 17.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Avak Bay in Detail.

About

indents NW shore of Iko Bay, 15 mi. SE of Point Barrow, Arctic Plain. 0.8 mile wide.

History

Eskimo name meaning "divide" or "cut in half," recorded at Barrow in 1951 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Barrow (1949), Barrow (1949), Barrow A-3 (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow A-3 NW (2016),

Places Near Avak Bay

Archipelagos:

Tapkaluk Islands,

Bays:

Avak Bay, Elson Lagoon, Iko Bay, Ross Bay,

Capes:

Ross Point, Scott Point,

Channels:

Ekilukruak Entrance,

Islands:

Crescent Island, Deadmans Island, Illuitkuk Islands (historical),

Lakes:

Lake Tusikvoak,

Streams: