Information About

Iviangik Mountain

Iviangik Mountain

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 617 ft (188.06 m)
About

on Chukchi Sea Coast, 2.4 mi. S of Cape Dyer, Arctic Slope.

History of Iviangik Mountain

Eskimo name meaning "breast," descriptive of twin hills, reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Ee=ve=ang=geek." U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) applied the name in error to a mountain three miles southeast.