Information About

Kavik River

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 2' 43.001" N,
147 ° 19' 46.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Tributaries

Juniper Creek,

Elevation

49 ft (14.94 m)

Kavik River in Detail.

About

Heads on NW slope of Mount Salisbury at 690900N, 1462000W, flows NW to Shaviovik River, 28 mi. SW of Flaxman I., Arctic Plain.

History

An Eskimo word for the wolverine; the name was given in 1947 by George Grye, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because several of the animals were seen here during the field season."

Kavik River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Kavik River.

Topo Maps

Beechey Point A-1 (1955), Beechey Point A-1 (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point A-1 (1962), Beechey Point (1964), Beechey Point A-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Kavik River

Bays:

Foggy Island Bay,

Capes:

Lion Point, Reliance Point,

Hills:

Shaviovik Mound,

Islands:

Tigvariak Island,

Rivers:

Kavik River, Shaviovik River,