Information About

Pitmegea River

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 54' 52.999" N,
164 ° 37' 32.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Pitmegea River in Detail.

About

Heads in De Long Mountains, flows northwest to Chukchi Sea at Cape Sabine, 40 miles northwest of Mount Kelly, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name (Pitmegeak) obtained by John W. Kelly (or Kelley), prospector, who explored the stream in 1888, and published by Stockton (1890, p. 178).

Places Near Pitmegea River
Capes:

Cape Sabine,

Hills:

Akporvik Hill,

Lakes:

Agiak Lagoon,

Rivers:

Pitmegea River,

Streams:

Kigiktowk Creek, Mutaktuk Creek,