Information About

Agtapuk Point

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 43' 43" N,
171 ° 39' 24.998" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Agtapuk Point in Detail.

About

4.2 mi SE of Chibukak Point and 1 mi S of Meruwtu Point, in the NW part of Saint Lawrence Island, SE of Gambell.

History

Eskimo name; reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF). According to Orth, in 1965, the people of Gambell called this point of land Nuvurarak meaning pointed place.