Information About

Siniktagnelik

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Siniktagnelik on The Map

Location

67 ° 55' 59.999" N,
164 ° 13' 0.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

118 ft (35.97 m)

Siniktagnelik in Detail.

About

on right bank of Kivalina River, 17 mi. NE of Kivalina, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name referring to "no camping place" because "one cannot sleep" due to it being haunted; reported in 1966 by E. S. Burch. There is another Siniktagnelik 10 miles south of here.