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Pinguk River

Pinguk River

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on Seward Peninsula, flows NW to Arctic Lagoon, 47 mi. NW of Teller, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History of Pinguk River

Eskimo name meaning "hill" obtained in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).