Quick Facts
6.5 mi NE of Vngyat Point and 0.6 mi SW of Upapak Point, on the W coast of Saint Lawrence Island, 11 mi. S of Gambell.
HistoryEskimo name; recorded in 1965 by Orth as Okhsit, meaning animal resting place, and refers specifically to seals. The name appears to have been first recorded during the Bunnell-Geist Expedition of 1927, 1928, or 1929.
Akeftapak Bay, Dovelawik Bay, Kavalghak Bay, Kittilngook Bay, Tiflighak Bay,
Beaches:Capes:Aghsit Point, Agtapuk Point, Chibukak Point, Kaghoopalik Point, Meruwtu Point, Nekeelit Point, Northwest Cape, Ooynik Point, Savukahuk Point, Shlokovik Point, Singik Point, Tategnak Point, Tikaghapuk Point, Upapak Point, Vngyat Point,
Cities:Cliffs:Hills:Marukta Mountain, Owalit Mountain, Sevuokuk Mountain,
Lakes:Aghnaghak Lagoon, Ninivahut Lake, Troutman Lake,
Locales:Mountains:Mountain Ranges:Rivers:Aghnuk River, Kangik River, Moghoweyik River,
Streams:Ikoygak Creek, Kavalghak Creek, Kitnepaluk Creek, Kunaghak Creek,
