Information About

Kalik Bluff

Quick Facts

Region:

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City:

Kivalina

Elevation:

253 ft (77.11 m)

About

on left bank of Wulik River, 25 mi. NE of Kivalina, Arctic Slope.

History of Kalik Bluff

Eskimo name meaning "thing being towed"; so called because from the river the bluff looks like the "stem of a huge barge." Name reported in 1966 by E. S. Burch.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Noatak D-4 (1955), Noatak D-4 (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak D-4 SE (2014),

Places Near Kalik Bluff

Channels:

Iglupiak,

Cliffs:

Azigurglik Ikpik, Imnak Bluff, Kalik Bluff, Kinguaglik Ikpik,

Hills:

Ponrakvirak Hill, Sivugak Hill,

Mountains:

Igiglogruk Mountain, Iyikrok Mountain,

Streams:

Anotalurak Creek, Ikalukrok Creek, Ilaigutigrak Creek, Tutak Creek,