Information About

Kookooliktook River

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Location

63 ° 34' 48" N,
171 ° 3' 28.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Savoonga

Kookooliktook River in Detail.

About

In the NW part of Saint Lawrence Island, heading on the N slope of Poovookpuk Mountain and flowing NE to a lagoon 2.5 mi SE of Taphook Point, 22 mi. SE of Gambell.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1932 by O. W. Geist, University of Alaska. Orth recorded the name in 1965 as "Kukulikhtuk," from informants at Gambell who were unable to furnish a meaning.

Topo Maps

St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948),

Places Near Kookooliktook River

Bays:

Makingiyeek Bay, Powooiliak Bay,

Capes:

Impaghuk Point, Taphook Point, Tikugha Point,

Flats:

Putgut Plateau,

Hills:

Mugum Peak,

Locales:

Sitta,

Rivers:

Kangeakhok River, Kookooliktook River, Ynveeghik River,

Streams:

Kaklongegek Creek,