History of Kukpowruk

In 1884 Brower (1944, p. 25) wrote: "we fairly ran to a village called Kukpowruk on a river of the same name. Nobody was home." In 1918 Archdeacon Stuck (1920, p. 182) referred to a single dwelling called "Sing"i"too"rok," at the mouth of the "Ku=pou=ruk" River. The 11th Census of 1890 (p. 158) lists a population of 52 Eskimo called "Kukpaurungmiut" on the Kukpowruk River.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Kukpowruk

Kukpowruk, Naokok,

Ledyard Bay,

Point Lay, Siksrikpak Point, Sitkok Point,

Kukpowruk Pass, Naokok Pass,

Kopkakisak Island,

Epizetka River, Kokolik River, Kukpowruk River,

Point Lay,