Information About

Niksirok Point

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Location

71 ° 21' 15.001" N,
156 ° 31' 45.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Niksirok Point in Detail.

About

at NW end of Elson Bay, 2.5 mi. SW of Point Barrow, Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name recorded in 1965 at Barrow by Orth, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and means "becoming hook." The British Admiralty (Brit. Adm.) Chart 2165 drawn in 1853 by Master Thomas Hull spells the name "Nexeura."

Topo Maps

Barrow (1949), Barrow (1949), Barrow B-4 (1955), Barrow B-4 (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow B-4 (1962), Barrow B-4 (1973),

Places Near Niksirok Point

Bays:

Port Moore,

Beaches:

Agsinoralak Beach, Arigilivik Beach,

Capes:

Point Barrow, Brant Point, Coblura, Niksirok Point, Plover Point, Tekegakrok Point, Tikigaruk Point,

Channels:

Eluitkak Pass,

Islands:

Doctor Island,

Lakes:

Dry Lake, East Twin Lake, Footprint Lake, Ikroavik Lake, Imikpuk Lake, Kikyuktukturo, Middle Salt Lagoon, North Meadow Lake, North Salt Lagoon, Nuwuk Lake, Pingoakeok Lake, Sikulik Lake, South Meadow Lake, South Salt Lagoon, West Twin Lake,

Rivers:

Mayoeak River,

Streams:

Ikpik Slough,

Streams:

Beaded Creek, Central Marsh Slough,

Cities:

Nuwuk,