Information About

Okok River

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 19' 58.001" N,
171 ° 22' 9.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Okok River in Detail.

About

Heads in the Poovoot Range and flows SE to the Bering Sea, 1 mi SW of Singikpak Point in the SW part of Saint Lawrence Island.

History

Eskimo name meaning "tongue" (oqaq), reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF).

Topo Maps

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Places Near Okok River
Bays:

Boxer Bay, Murphy Bay,

Capes:

Iwoonut Point, Powooiliak Point, Singikpak Point, Southwest Cape,

Flats:

Putgut Plateau,

Hills:

Oklighiat Hill, Oongayuk Hill, Yaghmelngak Mountain,

Mountains:

Poovookpuk Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Poovoot Range,

Rivers:

Boxer River, Kangeakhok River, Okok River,

Streams:

Koopangoomuk Creek, Wanmayee Creek,