Information About

Aniyuyaktuvik Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Aniyuyaktuvik Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 16' 32.999" N,
165 ° 30' 13" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

151 ft (46.02 m)

Aniyuyaktuvik Creek in Detail.

About

Flows SW between Angmakrok and Kayaksak Mts. to the Kukpuk River 1.5 mi SE of Angmakrok Mountain and 15.3 mi NE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope. 3.5 miles long.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1962 by W. O. Pruitt, University of Alaska, as "ahneeyouyahktuvik" meaning a place where the wind has hardened the snow such that it may be used for building a snow house.

Topo Maps

Point Hope (1952), Point Hope B-1 (1955), Point Hope B-1 (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope B-1 SW (2014),
Places Near Aniyuyaktuvik Creek
Hills:

Guard Hill, Iluituk Hill, Mad Hill, Mapsorak Mountain, South Maktak Hills, Stoney Ridge, Talaverat Hill, Telavirak Hills,

Lakes:

Ikaknak Pond, Pumaknak Pond,

Mountains:

Angmakrok Mountain, Kayaksak Mountain, Maktak Mountain, Sakpik Mountain,

Ridges:

Sigrikpak Ridge,

Rivers:

Ipewik River, Kakpeyak River,

Streams:

Angmakrok Creek, Aniyuyaktuvik Creek, Battery Creek, Bird Creek, Gulo Creek, Igruwotalik Creek, Ilikrak Creek, Kiktoya Creek, Kiliguak Creek, Kisimilok Creek, Kokirat Creek, Kuropak Creek, Niyiklik Creek, Phosphorite Creek, Pond Creek, Saligvik Creek, Tukingarok Creek, Ugalak Creek, Wolf Creek,

Valleys:

Kugukpak Valley, Ogotoruk Valley, Saligvik Valley,