Information About

Tiflighak Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 45' 41" N,
171 ° 38' 12.998" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Tiflighak Bay in Detail.

About

2 mi SE of Chibukak Point, between Tategnak Point on the N and Meuwtu Point on the S, in the NW part of Saint Lawrence Island, 3 mi. SE of Gambell.

History

Recorded in 1932 as "Tiplighak Bay" by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Orth was told in 1955 at Gambell that this name is locally applied to what is shown on present-day maps as "Dovelawik Bay." This bight is locally known as "Asowalak," meaning "something white."