Information About

Punuk Lagoon

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Kivalina

Elevation:

10 ft (3.05 m)

About

on Chukchi Sea coast, 11 mi. E of Cape Sabine; Arctic Slope.

History of Punuk Lagoon

Eskimo name reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as Punuck Lagoon. See Punuk Creek. The name is reported to mean "skinny" (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p. 54).

Found on the following 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-4 (1955), De Long Mountains (1965), De Long Mountains D-4 NW (2014),

Places Near Punuk Lagoon

Hills:

Punuk Hills,

Lakes:

Punuk Lagoon,

Mountains:

Noonuklook Mountain,

Streams:

Akulik Creek, Ikikileruk Creek, Punuk Creek,