Information About

Tungnak Hill

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tungnak Hill on The Map

Location

68 ° 36' 13" N,
165 ° 15' 37.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

505 ft (153.92 m)

Tungnak Hill in Detail.

About

3.5 mi. SW of junction of Tungnak Creek and Nilik River, 25 mi. E of Cape Dyer, Arctic Slope

History

Es,imo name meaning "resembles back fat (as on a caribou)" reported in 1956 by Orth.

Topo Maps

Point Hope (1952), Point Hope C-1 (1955), Point Hope C-1 (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope C-1 SE (2014),
Places Near Tungnak Hill
Capes:

Lisburne Peninsula,

Hills:

Tungnak Hill,

Lakes:

Kekiktalik Lake,

Mountains:

Amulik Hill, Maktak Mountain, North Aluk Hill, South Aluk Hill,

Rivers:

Nilik River,

Streams:

Igruwotalik Creek, Nigiktlik Creek, Oligavik Creek, Sakvelak Creek, Tungnak Creek, Uyakturok Creek,