Information About

Agiak Lagoon

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 54' 50.26" N,
164 ° 30' 31.856" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Agiak Lagoon in Detail.

About

on Chukchi Sea coast, E of Cape Sabine and W of mouth of Mutaktuk Creek, 38 mi. NW of Mount Kelly, Arctic Slope

History

Eskimo name meaning "to file (or rub)" obtained at Point Lay and reported in 1956 by Orth; so called because the shoreward side of the offshore bar is serrated and resembles teeth of a file (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p.52).

Topo Maps

De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains D-5 (1955), De Long Mountains (1965), De Long Mountains D-5 NE (2014),
Places Near Agiak Lagoon
Capes:

Cape Sabine,

Hills:

Akporvik Hill,

Lakes:

Agiak Lagoon,

Rivers:

Pitmegea River,

Streams:

Mutaktuk Creek,