Information About

Imuruk Basin

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Imuruk Basin on The Map

Location

65 ° 7' 43.687" N,
165 ° 40' 34.702" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Teller

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Imuruk Basin in Detail.

About

20 mi. SE of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1826 by Captain Beechey (1831, p. 291), Royal Navy (RN), as "Imau-rook"; published in 1852 as "Imau-ruk" on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1455.