Information About

Punuk Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Kivalina

About

flows NE to lagoon on Chukchi Sea Coast, between Mutaktuk and Ikikileruk Creeks, 11 mi. E of Cape Saline, Arctic Slope.

History of Punuk Creek

Eskimo name said to mean "skinny" referring to a time when "two families starved near here" (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p. 54). Reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains D-4 (1955), De Long Mountains (1965), De Long Mountains D-4 NW (2014),

Places Near Punuk Creek

Hills:

Punuk Hills,

Lakes:

Punuk Lagoon,

Mountains:

Noonuklook Mountain,

Streams:

Akulik Creek, Ikikileruk Creek, Punuk Creek,