Information About

Agiak Lagoon

Agiak Lagoon

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 7 ft (2.13 m)
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 of Agiak Lagoon

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).

Places Near Agiak Lagoon
Capes:

Cape Sabine,

Hills:

Akporvik Hill,

Lakes:

Agiak Lagoon,

Rivers:

Pitmegea River,

Streams:

Mutaktuk Creek,