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Marsh Creek

Marsh Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
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About

heads N of Mount Weller, in the Sadlerochit Mts., flows N to Camden Bay, 3 mi. E of Collinson Point and 27 mi. SW of Barter I., Arctic Plain

History of Marsh Creek

Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 97) for the prospector, S. J. Marsh, who spent many years in northern Alaska. In 1948 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) reported the Eskimo name "Nuvoak (nuvuk)" meaning "point of land" or "cape."

Places Near Marsh Creek
Bays:

Simpson Cove,

Capes:

Collinson Point,

Rivers:

Katakturuk River,

Streams:

Carter Creek, Marsh Creek, West Fork Marsh Creek,