Information About

Auvom Creek

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Location

67 ° 55' 0.001" N,
164 ° 37' 0.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

89 ft (27.13 m)

Auvom Creek in Detail.

About

flows S to Asikpak River, 14 mi. N of Kivalina, Arctic Slope. 10 miles long.

History

Eskimo name taken from the name of two hills (Awak) between which the stream flows; reported in 1966 by E. S. Burch.

Topo Maps

Noatak D-6 (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak D-6 NE (2014),

Places Near Auvom Creek

Cities:

Talak,

Bars:

Kasigiaglik Bar,

Basins:

Kaglugrak Deep, Kograk Deep,

Bays:

Sigvu Lagoon,

Capes:

Itiptigvirak Neck, Kason Spit, Kilogorak Spit,

Cities:

Kivalina,

Cliffs:

Imnakuk Bluff, Imnauralik Cliff,

Hills:

Pingau Hill, Sivuchek Mountain, Sivutsiak Hill, Umarachek Peak,

Islands:

Atsakirak Mound,

Lakes:

Asikpak Lagoon, Kivalina Lagoon,

Locales:

Siagrorak, Tatsimisa,

Mountains:

Asikpak Mountain, Company Mountain, Kisemaraktuk Mountain, Umagatsaiak Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Kivalik Inlet, Sigvu Inlet, Singauk Entrance,

Mountain Ranges:

Kisaymaruktuk Mountain, Parents Mountains, Siaktak Hills,

Rivers:

Kivalina River, Wulik River,

Streams:

Auvom Creek, Company Creek, Igrugaivik Creek, Imnakuk Creek, Kalgiksuk Creek, Kangiligaurak Creek,