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Augutaurak

Augutaurak

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 30 ft (9.14 m)
About

on Saligvik Ridge, 1 mi. NW of mouth of Ogotoruk Creek and 5.5 mi. SE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope

History of Augutaurak

Eskimo name meaning "little food bag (poke)" or "seal's stomach" which the bluff resembles; reported as "Akhortoruk" in 1962 by W. O. Pruitt, Jr. of University of Alaska.