Information About

Lake Makpik

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Lake Makpik on The Map

Location

68 ° 20' 10.597" N,
166 ° 11' 55.946" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Length

1.7 mi (2.74 km)

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Lake Makpik in Detail.

About

NE of Aiautak Lagoon, 15 mi. E of Point Hope, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo Name reported in 1956 by Orth to mean "connection (outlet)." It was originally applied to the short stream which connects Makpik Lake to another lake to the north.

Topo Maps

Point Hope (1952), Point Hope B-2 (1955), Point Hope B-2 (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope B-2 SW (2014),
Places Near Lake Makpik
Cities:

Ipnot,

Bars:

Pingucheak,

Capes:

Kilikralik Point, Kowtuk Point, Sinigrok Point,

Channels:

Sinuk, Sulupoagaktak Channel,

Cliffs:

Imnakpak Cliff, Rock Bluffs,

Hills:

Akoviknak Mountain, Angayukak Hill, Inukpak Rock,

Lakes:

Aiautak Lagoon, Akoviknak Lagoon, Kemegrak Lagoon, Lake Makpik, Teshekpak Lake, Tusikpak Lake,

Locales:

Tuckfield,

Rivers:

Kukpuk River,

Streams:

Agarak Creek, Akalolik Creek, Angayukak Creek, Isuk Creek, Kilikralik Creek, Kunuk Creek, Nalakachak Creek, Taktelak Creek,