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Akalolik Creek

Akalolik Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 26 ft (7.92 m)
About

heads in Lisburne Hills, flows SW 20 mi. to Chukchi Sea, 17 mi. NE of Point Hope; Arctic Slope.

History of Akalolik Creek

Eskimo name recorded in 1918 as "Ahka-lu-rak" by Archdeacon Stuck (1920, p. 155-156). name "A-ka-loo-lick" means "fishing place."