Information About

Anachlik Island

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 25' 26" N,
150 ° 25' 59.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Length

4 mi (6.44 km)

Elevation

16 ft (4.88 m)

Anachlik Island in Detail.

About

on Beaufort Sea coast, in Colville River Delta, Arctic Plain; 4 miles long.

History

Eskimo name meaning "white fish"; reported in 1951 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Places Near Anachlik Island
Channels:

Kupigruak Channel,

Hills:

Pikonik Mound,

Islands:

Anachlik Island, Nuekshat Island,

Mountains:

Kachemach Mound,

Rivers:

Colville River, Miluveach River,