Information About

Siksikpalak River

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 41' 48.998" N,
142 ° 2' 8.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Elevation

121 ft (36.88 m)

Siksikpalak River in Detail.

About

flows NE to Matsutnak River 3 mi. S of its junction with Ekaluakat River and 18 mi. W of Demarcation Point, Arctic Plain

History

Eskimo name recorded on Barter I. in 1952 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). The Eskimo name for the Hoary marmot is Sikrikpak or Sikrikpaluk.

Topo Maps

Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point C-2 (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1964),

Places Near Siksikpalak River

Bays:

Beaufort Lagoon, Egaksrak Lagoon, Nuvagapak Lagoon,

Capes:

Siku Point,

Channels:

Egaksrak Entrance, Siku Entrance,

Rivers:

Aichilik River, Egaksrak River, Ekaluakat River, Matsutnak River, Siksikpalak River,

Streams:

Kalokut Creek,