Information About

Kiloknak Lagoon

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 10' 14.999" N,
168 ° 49' 36.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Savoonga

Kiloknak Lagoon in Detail.

About

On the SE coast of Saint Lawrence Island 8 mi. SW of Northeast Cape, it is enclosed by a barrier, a point of which forms Apavawook Cape.

History

Eskimo name shown on map annotated by Lawrence Kulukhan, of Gambell, in 1944. meaning "mainland lake," obtained at Gambell in 1965.