on N bank of Akmalik Creek, 9 mi. NE of Kurupa Lake; Brooks Range
Eskimo name meaning "like an island" reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Akmalik Creek, Enekalikruak Creek, Imaitchiak Creek, Imnaitchiak Creek, Irivik Creek, Ivisak Creek, Nigaktukvik Creek, Togoyuk Creek,