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Siniktagnelik

Siniktagnelik

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Northwest Arctic
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 118 ft (35.97 m)
About

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

History of Siniktagnelik

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.