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Kupluruak Point

Kupluruak Point

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 10 ft (3.05 m)
About

between Ivisaruk and Kuk Rivers, 18 mi. S of Wainwright, Arctic Plain.

History of Kupluruak Point

According to the Eskimo at Wainwright in 1965, the name "Kuvlurak," meaning "thumb," is applied to the point of land constricting the mouth of the Ivisaruk River S of Neakok I.