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Agtapuk Point

Agtapuk Point

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4.2 mi SE of Chibukak Point and 1 mi S of Meruwtu Point, in the NW part of Saint Lawrence Island, SE of Gambell.

History of Agtapuk Point

Eskimo name; reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF). According to Orth, in 1965, the people of Gambell called this point of land Nuvurarak meaning pointed place.