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Pitmegea River

Pitmegea River

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Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
About

Heads in De Long Mountains, flows northwest to Chukchi Sea at Cape Sabine, 40 miles northwest of Mount Kelly, Arctic Slope.

History of Pitmegea River

Eskimo name (Pitmegeak) obtained by John W. Kelly (or Kelley), prospector, who explored the stream in 1888, and published by Stockton (1890, p. 178).

Places Near Pitmegea River
Capes:

Cape Sabine,

Hills:

Akporvik Hill,

Lakes:

Agiak Lagoon,

Mine:

Thetis Mine,

Rivers:

Pitmegea River,

Streams:

Kigiktowk Creek, Mutaktuk Creek,