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Kivalina River

Kivalina River

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  • Northwest Arctic
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heads in De Long Mts. E of Spring Ridge, flows SW 60 mi. to Kivalina Lagoon, and 6 mi. NW of Kivalina; Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History of Kivalina River

Eskimo name spelled "Kuveleek" by Lieutenant G. M. Stoney (1900, map), U.S. Navy (USN), in 1885. spelling in 1904.