Information About

Akalolik Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 28' 59.002" N,
166 ° 18' 15.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Akalolik Creek in Detail.

About

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

History

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

Topo Maps

Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope (1952), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope B-3 NE (2014),
Places Near Akalolik Creek
Cities:

Capaloa,

Bars:

Pingucheak,

Capes:

Cape Dyer, Kilikralik Point, Kowtuk Point, Nuvugalak Point, Sinigrok Point, Tigara Peninsula,

Channels:

Sinuk, Sulupoagaktak Channel,

Cliffs:

Rock Bluffs,

Hills:

The Ears, Iviangik Mountain,

Lakes:

Aiautak Lagoon, Lake Makpik, Teshekpak Lake, Tusikpak Lake,

Locales:

Tuckfield,

Mountains:

Angayutak Mountain,

Rivers:

Kukpuk River,

Streams:

Sulupoaktak Channel,

Streams:

Aivik Creek, Akalolik Creek, Angolik Creek, Kapaloak Creek, Kilikralik Creek, Kiliktakgot Creek, Nalakachak Creek, Okrurat Creek, Sigrikpak Creek, Siniktaneyak Creek, Taktelak Creek,