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Neruokpuk Lakes

Neruokpuk Lakes

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 19 mi (30.58 km)
Elevation:
  • 2799 ft (853.14 m)
About

include Lake Peters and Lake Schrader, in Franklin Mts., extend at head of Kekiktuk River, 19 mi. W of Mount Michelson, Brooks Range

History of Neruokpuk Lakes

Eskimo name reported by Leffingwell (1919, p. 98) to mean "big lake." Diamond Jenness spells it "Narivukpuk" and Orth recorded it as "Narvaqpak" in 1965.