Information About

Kavalghak Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kavalghak Bay on The Map

Location

63 ° 39' 24.001" N,
171 ° 45' 50" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Kavalghak Bay in Detail.

About

On the W coast of Saint Lawrence Island, between Singik Point and Kaghoopalik Point, 10.5 mi S of Northwest Cape at the mouth of Kaaavalghak Creek, 8 mi. S of Gambell.

History

Eskimo name reported by Orth in 1965, from an informant at Gambell, to mean "sleeping place." The name is applied locally only to the coastal indentation east of Singik Point. The bay probably takes its name from a small village or camp once located here. The Gambell village council recommended the name for map usage in 1949.