Information About

Nimiuk Point

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 46' 59.999" N,
162 ° 1' 0.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Nimiuk Point in Detail.

About

on Baldwin Peninsula, extends into Hotham Inlet, 18 mi. SE of Kotzebue;Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1884 by Lieutenant G. M. Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), who says it signifies the cottonwood tree.

Topo Maps

Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue D-1 (1951), Kotzebue D-1 (1951), Kotzebue (1958), Kotzebue D-1 SE (2016),
Places Near Nimiuk Point
Bays:

Hotham Inlet,

Capes:

Nimiuk Point,

Streams:

Lewis Rich Channel, Little Noatak Slough, Melvin Channel, Riley Channel,