Information About

Akeonik

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Akeonik on The Map

Location

70 ° 16' 37.999" N,
161 ° 56' 35.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wainwright

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Akeonik in Detail.

About

site of Eskimo reindeer camp on Chukchi Sea Coast, on point of mainland 4 mi. S of Icy Cape, Arctic Plain

History

Eskimo name reported in 1924 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (in Smith and Mertie, 1930, p. 104).

Topo Maps

Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright B-5 and B-6 (1955), Wainwright B-5 and B-6 (1955), Wainwright B-5 SW (2014),
Places Near Akeonik
Bars:

Blossom Shoals,

Capes:

Icy Cape,

Channels:

Avak Inlet, Icy Cape Pass,

Locales:

Akeonik,

Rivers:

Tunalik River,