Information About

Inland Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 28' 23.902" N,
159 ° 50' 52.184" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Selawik

Length

10 mi (16.09 km)

Inland Lake in Detail.

About

5 mi. SE of Selawik, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Visited and named by Ensign J. L. Purcell, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1884 (Stoney, 1900, p. 12). Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell, U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), in 1884 transcribed its Eskimo name as "Emogarikchoit" with a meaning given as "little sea." This name spelled "E-mug-ge-row-che-uk," by Stoney is applied to a village on the lake.

Topo Maps

Selawik (1951), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik B-2 (1985), Selawik B-2 NW (2016),

Places Near Inland Lake

Cities:

Selawik,

Lakes:

Cleveland Lakes, Inland Lake, Kanisokrok Lake, Long Lake, Niglaktak Lake, Shogvik Lake,

Rivers:

Fish River, Fox River, Nuleargowik River, Throat River, Truth River,

Streams:

Hunt Creek,