Information About

Pokok Lagoon

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 2' 35.999" N,
142 ° 46' 8" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Parent

Pokok Creek

Length

1.5 mi (2.41 km)

Pokok Lagoon in Detail.

Getting There

About

on coast of Beaufort Sea, at mouth of Pokok Creek, NW of Pokok Bay, 20 mi. SE of Barter I., Arctic Plain.

History

Local name reported by US@C&GS in 1948. Present-day tradition among the Eskimo at Barter I. is that the village of Pokok was once located at the east end of this lagoon.

Topo Maps

Barter Island A-3 (1955), Barter Island A-3 (1955), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1964),

Places Near Pokok Lagoon

Bays:

Oruktalik Lagoon, Pokok Lagoon,

Capes:

Griffin Point,

Channels:

Oruktalik Entrance,

Rivers:

John River, Kimikpaurauk River, Niguanak River,

Streams:

Pokok Creek,