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Kongumavik Creek

Kongumavik Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 1991 ft (606.86 m)
About

flows SE to Anaktuvuk River, 0.5 mi. N of Cache Lake and 5 mi. NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range

History of Kongumavik Creek

Eskimo name, meaning "gathering place," published by Rausch (1951, p. 159) as "Kungomovik," so called because the Kobuk Eskimo often came here to trade with the local Tulugakmiut.