Information About

Avak Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Avak Creek on The Map

Location

71 ° 10' 19.999" N,
156 ° 5' 19" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Avak Creek in Detail.

About

Heads in Ikroavik Lake, flows E to Iko Bay 5 mi S of Scott Point and 18 mi SE of Point Barrow, Arctic Plain. 25 miles long.

History

Eskimo name; recorded at Barrow in 1951 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), See Avak Bay.

Topo Maps

Barrow (1949), Barrow (1949), Barrow A-3 (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow A-3 NW (2016),
Places Near Avak Creek
Archipelagos:

Tapkaluk Islands,

Bays:

Avak Bay, Elson Lagoon, Iko Bay, Ross Bay,

Capes:

Ross Point, Scott Point,

Channels:

Ekilukruak Entrance,

Islands:

Crescent Island, Deadmans Island, Illuitkuk Islands (historical),

Lakes:

Lake Tusikvoak,

Streams:

Avak Creek,