Information About

Kantangnak Creek

Kantangnak Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 827 ft (252.07 m)
About

heads on Tupikchak Mtn., flows N and NW to Kokolik River, Arctic Slope.

History of Kantangnak Creek

Eskimo name obtained at Point Lay in 1956 by Orth, meaning "like a basin" (qataqnak); so called because of the deep basin-like depression along the Kokolik at the stream's mouth.

Places Near Kantangnak Creek
Mountains:

Tupikchak Mountain,

Rivers:

Tingmerkpuk River,

Streams:

Kantangnak Creek, Shulunarurak Creek,