Information About

Makingiyeek Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 37' 0.001" N,
171 ° 16' 0.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Makingiyeek Bay in Detail.

About

Between the landward end of Pungokosit Spit and Taphook Point, in the NW part of Saint Lawrence Island, 4.2 mi E of the entrance to Niyrakpak Lagoon, 19 mi. SE of Gambell.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1932 by O. W. Geist, University of Alaska.